Almut Brömmel
Almut Brömmel (born May 5, 1935 in Leipzig ) is a German senior athlete and Olympic participant, whose career as a javelin and discus thrower dates back to the 1950s.
The 1.76 m tall and 80 kg heavy athlete starts for TSV 1860 Munich .
successes
Between 1954 and 1973 Almut Brömmel was able to place a total of 17 times at the German Javelin Championships:
- 3 championships (1955, 1956 and 1957)
- 10 runner-up championships (1954, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1971)
- 4 third places (1960, 1964, 1965 and 1973)
She took part in two Olympic Games - 1956 in Melbourne and 1960 in Rome - as well as two European championships - 1954 in Bern and 1958 in Stockholm . In 1956 she started in both javelin and discus throw, in 1954, 1958 and 1960 only in javelin throw. In 1954 in Bern, 1956 in Melbourne and 1958 in Stockholm, she achieved the required qualification distance with the spear, but then did not get beyond the preliminary fight. She achieved her best result in Stockholm, where she finished eighth with 48.85 m (according to the rules at the time, only the best six throwers made it to the final). For a place on the podium she would have had to throw more than a meter and a half further - the bronze medal went to the second German participant Jutta Neumann with 50.50 m ( Dana Zátopková won with a superior 56.02 m).
Almut Brömmel achieved medals at the Universiade .
- 1961 in Sofia : BRONZE with 47.65 m behind Jelena Gorchakova from the USSR (gold with 51.39 m) and the Romanian Maria Diaconescu (silver with 50.65 m).
- 1963 in Porto Alegre : GOLD with 49.61 m ahead of Elvīra Ozoliņa from the USSR (silver with 47.00 m) and the German Barbara Decker (bronze with 43.91 m).
Success as a senior citizen
In the early 1980s, Almut Brömmel started a career as a senior citizen, where she was not only successful in javelin and discus throwing, but also in hammer throwing and the shot put . Your balance sheet is impressive:
- Senior World Championships
- 1981 in Christchurch : GOLD in the javelin throw (43.16 m), SILVER in the shot put (12.39 m) and SILVER in the discus throw (43.08 m)
- 1989 in Eugene : SILVER in the discus throw (38.30 m), BRONZE in the javelin throw (34.48 m) and fourth place in the hammer throw (32.12 m) and fifth place in the shot put (11.20 m)
- 1991 in Budapest (hall): WORLD CHAMPION in shot put (12.12 m)
- 1991 in Turku : SILVER in the discus throw (35.26 m), BRONZE in the javelin throw (36.12 m), BRONZE in the shot put (11.90 m) and sixth place in the hammer throw (30.52 m)
- 2005 in San Sebastian : BRONZE in the thrower pentathlon and two fourth places in the hammer and weight throw
- Senior European Championships
- European veterans games
- 1983 in Puerto Rico : GOLD in the shot put (10.09 m), GOLD in the discus throw (40.86 m) and GOLD in the javelin throw (37.96 m)
- 1984 in Brighton : GOLD in the discus throw (39.04 m), SILVER in the shot put (9.92 m) and BRONZE in the javelin throw (36.78 m).
- Championships in the thrower pentathlon
- 1989 Master's International Weight Pentathlon in Eugene : CHAMPION (W50). Performances: ball 11.18 m - discus 35.20 m - spear 32.28 m - hammer 31.30 m - weight (7.5 kg) 13.80 m
- 1990 European Championships in Pinkafeld : GOLD with the age group world record (W55) of 4450 points. Performances: ball 11.40 m, discus 36.30 m, javelin 31.80 m, hammer 35.36 m, weight (7.5 kg) 13.30 m; GOLD in Shotorama with the world best of 42.99 m. Capacity (ball): 11.53 m (3 kg), 9.59 (4 kg), 8.13 m (5 kg), 7.37 m (6 kg), 6.36 m (7.25 kg)
- Throwing fifteen combat
- 1990 in Mühlheim : EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (unofficially) with the world best of 6394 points. Achievements: ball 11.52 m, discus 35.44 m, spear 34.52 m, hammer 31.19 m, stone 8.62 m, weight (5 kg) two-handed 14.60 m, weight (3 kg) one-handed 28 , 17 m, club (500 g) 32.66 m, shock ball (2.5 kg) 17.82 m
In 1982 she was in the age group W45 with a width of 39.50 m German senior best in the javelin throw. There are also numerous titles as Bavarian senior best in javelin throw, discus throw and shot put.
Her personal bests are 49.70 m in the discus throw and 55.16 m in the javelin throw, achieved in 1971 and 1968 respectively.
Almut Brömmel works for the athletics department of TSV Göggingen Augsburg as a trainer.
Web links
- Almut Brömmel on the homepage of the athletics department of TSV Göggingen (coach portrait of Almut Brömmel with pictures)
- Almut Brömmel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brommel, Almut |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |