Antje Gleichfeld
 Antje Gleichfeld (left) at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Antje Braasch | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 March 1938 (age 78) Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TuS Alstertal, Hamburg[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 2:03.7 (1966) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antje Gleichfeld (née Braasch on 31 March 1938) is a retired German middle-distance runner.
Biography
Gleichfeld’s father was killed on the fronts of World War II, and she had to take odd jobs from the age of six to help support her family. As a teenager she played handball before changing to athletics.[1]
Competing in the 800 m Gleichfeld finished fifth at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964; she won a bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships. She also won three medals at the Universiade; a gold in 1961 and silver medals in 1963 and 1965.[2] At the 1969 European Championships she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, together with teammates Christa Czekay, Inge Eckhoff and Christel Frese.
Domestically she represented the sports club LG Alstertal-Garstedt. She became West German 800 m outdoor champion in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966,[3] and indoor champion in 1962 and 1965.[4] In the 400 metres she became West German champion in 1965.[5]
Gleichfeld set three world records: in the 800 m indoor in 1965 (2:07.1), in the 4 × 400 m relay in 1969 (3:33.9) and in the 3×800 m relay in 1967 (6:21.0), as well as one European and eight national records. In 1964 she became the first German woman to run 800 m faster than 2:05 minutes. The same year she was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf by the German Track and Field Association. She married Detlev Gleichfeld, also a middle distance runner.[1]
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- 1 2 3 Antje Gleichfeld. sports-reference.com
- ↑ World Student Games (Universiade – Women) – GBR Athletics
- ↑ West German championships, women's 800 metres – Sport-Komplett
- ↑ West German indoor championships, women's 800 metres – Sport-Komplett
- ↑ West German championships, women's 400 metres – Sport-Komplett