Christine Spielberg

Christine ("Christa") Spielberg (born 21 December 1941 in Niederlungwitz, Sachsen) is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the women's discus throw.[1]

She claimed the gold medal at the 1966 European Championships,[2] and set the world record on 26 May 1968, reaching 61.64 m (202 ft 2 3⁄4 in) in Regis-Breitingen.[3]

She represented 1968 Summer Olympics and placed seventh in the final.[4] She also placed second to compatriot Karin Illgen at the AAA Championships.[5] She had the second-best throw of her career in the 1970 season, throwing 61.46 m (201 ft 7 1⁄2 in) which ranked her fifth in the world that year. In the last major outing, she finished eighth at the 1971 European Athletics Championships. Her season's best of 60.72 m (199 ft 2 1⁄2 in) that year made her the seventh best thrower for the season and was the final time she ranked in the top ten globally.[6]

References
  1. "Lia Manoliu - Discus throw women- Athletics". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. "European Championships Statistics - Women's DT" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2011" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. p. 701. Archived from the original (pdf) on October 1, 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. Christine Spielberg. Sports-reference. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
  5. AAA Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
  6. Christine Spielberg. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte der Deutschen Leichtathletik 1898-2005.
Records
Preceded by
Liesel Westermann		 Women's discus world record holder
26 May 1968 – 24 August 1968		 Succeeded by
Liesel Westermann



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