Burghild Wieczorek
![]() Wieczorek in 1967 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany | 4 May 1943
Died | 28 November 2016 Jena, Thüringen, Germany | (aged 73)
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
Club | SC DHfK, Leipzig |
Burghild Wieczorek (4 May 1943 – 28 November 2016) was a German athlete who competed in the at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Wieczorek finished second behind Berit Berthelsen in the long jump event at the 1967 WAAA Championships.[2][3][4]
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented East Germany in the women's long jump event[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Burghild Wieczorek Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Board may forgive Anne". Sunday Express. 2 July 1967. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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