Ilke Wyludda
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | |||
| Gold | Atlanta 1996 | Discus Throw | |
Ilke Wyludda (born March 28, 1969 in Leipzig) is a former discus thrower from Germany.
She set eleven junior records at discus throw and even two at shot put, and became junior world champion. Between 1989 and 1991 she recorded 41 successive wins, only to be beaten by Tzvetanka Khristova at the 1991 World Championships. Wyludda never won the world championships, but she became Olympic champion in 1996.
[edit] Personal bests
- Discus throw - 74.56 (1989)
- Shot put - 20.23 (1988)
[edit] Major achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | |
| 1996 | Summer Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 1st |
[edit] External reference
- IAAF profile for Ilke Wyludda
| Olympic champions in women's discus throw |
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| 1928: Halina Konopacka | 1932: Lillian Copeland | 1936: Gisela Mauermayer | 1948: Micheline Ostermeyer | 1952: Nina Romaschkova | 1956: Olga Fikotová | 1960: Nina Ponomaryeva | 1964: Tamara Press | 1968: Lia Manoliu | 1972: Faina Melnik | 1976: Evelin Schlaak | 1980: Evelin Jahl | 1984: Ria Stalman | 1988: Martina Hellmann | 1992: Maritza Martén | 1996: Ilke Wyludda | 2000: Ellina Zvereva | 2004: Natalya Sadova |
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