Angela Voigt

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Angela Voigt (1976)

Angela Voigt , b. Schmalfeld (born May 18, 1951 in Weferlingen , † April 11, 2013 in Magdeburg ) was a German athlete who - starting for the GDR - won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1976 Olympic Games .

Life

Angela Voigt was a pentathlon at the beginning of her career. In 1973 she was second at the GDR championships, but switched to the long jump due to frequent injuries. At the 1974 European Indoor Championships she won the silver medal. At the European Championships in summer, she was fourth with 6.56 m.

In the 1976 Olympic season, she improved the indoor world record to 6.76 m in January. At the European Indoor Championships shortly thereafter, she was fourth. In the outdoor season, she held the world record (6.92 m) for a short time and then became an Olympic champion in Montreal . ( 6.72 m -invalid-6.50-6.53-invalid-6.57). The relatively small victory distance can be explained by the competition mode at that time. Pre-match (qualification) and final match (final) took place on the same day.

In 1977 she became the mother of a son. At the European Championships in 1978 she was second (invalid 6.48-6.66-6.55-6.33- 6.79 m ). In 1982 she retired from active sport and gave birth to a second son in 1984.

Angela Voigt started for SC Magdeburg and trained with Willi Olfert . During her competition time, she was 1.71 m tall and weighed 63 kg. In the following the turn of public documents have become the state doping in the GDR was found in the doped also the name of Voigt athletes.

After finishing her sports career, the trained telecommunications mechanic and qualified sports teacher became the managing director of a sports club and social worker in Haldensleben (Saxony-Anhalt). In 1976 she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver for her Olympic victory in Montreal .

Voigt died on April 11, 2013; she leaves behind her husband and two sons.

literature

  • Olaf W. Reimann:  Voigt, Angela . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brigitte Berendonk : Doping. From research to fraud . Reinbek 1992, ISBN 3-499-18677-2 , p. 184
  2. ↑ Willi Olfert: Stereo system as a consolation for a "stolen" seven-meter jump. In: Volksstimme , September 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ About the honor for the Olympic team of the GDR. Awarded high government awards. Patriotic Order of Merit in silver. In: New Germany . ZEFYS newspaper portal of the Berlin State Library , September 10, 1976, p. 4 , accessed on April 10, 2018 (free registration required).
  4. ↑ Long jump Olympic champion Angela Voigt has died. In: Berliner Zeitung , April 15, 2013.

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personal data
SURNAME Voigt, Angela
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmalfeld, Angela
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Weferlingen
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 2013
Place of death Magdeburg