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Long jump. Updated on 30 June 2015. 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. One of the most successful long jumpers of all-time, she is a former world record holder and ranks third ...
- Heike Gabriela Daute
- German
- 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- 68 kg (150 lb)
Oct 8, 2004 · 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.
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Biography. 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 ...
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Biography. 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 ...
Heike Gabriela Drechsler is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany. One of the most successful long jumpers of all-time, she is a former world record holder and ranks third on the all-time list with her legal best of 7.48 metres in 1988. Her marginally wind-assisted jump of 7.63 metres in 1992 at altitude in Sestriere, is still the furthest a ...
Oct 20, 2015 · Long Jump Longevity. Germany’s Heike Drechsler is one of the most successful long jumpers ever. The two-time Olympic champion talks to Ato Boldon for the latest episode of IAAF Inside Athletics. Few can lay claim to a medal cabinet as glittering as Heike Drechsler. So when Ato Boldon asks her to pick a career high, it is small wonder that she ...
Oct 20, 2015 · Heike Drechsler on IAAF Inside Athletics (© IAAF) The 19th episode of the third season of IAAF Inside Athletics is available to watch online now and features an exclusive interview with Heike Drechsler, one of the greatest long jumpers ever. Germany’s former world record-holder was the winner of two Olympic gold medals, two world titles and ...
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