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Heike Gabriela Drechsler (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪkə ˈdʁɛkslɐ] ⓘ; née Daute; born 16 December 1964) is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany.
Heike Gabriela Drechsler, geborene Daute, adoptierte Spix, wieder verheiratete Drechsler-Bryggare (* 16. Dezember 1964 in Gera) ist eine ehemalige, sowohl für die DDR als auch für das wiedervereinigte Deutschland erfolgreiche Leichtathletin, die 1992 und 2000 Olympiasiegerin im Weitsprung wurde.
Top 10. Major Championships. Winning Streaks. Results By Limits. All-time Personal Top 10. Heike DRECHSLER, Germany.
Born in Gera, East Germany, Heike Drechsler's father died when she was very young, but she overcame that to become one of the most impressive German track & field athletes, first representing East Germany and later Germany after the reunification. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics she earned bronze medals in the 100 and 200 m, and silver in the long ...
In 1998, no athlete had ever won five individual gold medals in European Championships history. Relive how Heike Drechsler changed all that.For more on Europ...
Heïke Drechsler, née Daute, began her career as an all-rounder, winning the Spartakiad at High Jump and Long Jump in 1979, and scoring a Heptathlon World Junior record in 1981. Then the East-German started to specialise at Long Jump and soon became a phenomenon, as she still owns World age bests for each age from 15 to 19.
Born in Gera, East Germany, Heike Drechsler’s father died when she was very young, but she overcame that to become one of the most impressive German track & field athletes, first representing East Germany and later Germany after the reunification. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics she earned bronze medals in the 100 and 200 m, and silver in the long ...
