Johanna Lüttge
Johanna Lüttge , married Langer, divorced Hübner (born March 20, 1936 in Gebesee , Thuringia ), is a German athlete who was one of the world's best shot putters in the 1950s and 1960s - starting for the GDR . Her greatest success is the silver medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome , where she competed in the joint German team (16.21 - 15.59 - 15.74 - 15.20 - 15.40 - 16.61 m ).
In 1959 she was the first German to surpass the 16-meter mark (16.12 m on July 4, 1959 in Moscow ).
She started - but without medal success - at the Olympic Games in 1956 (eleventh place, 13.88 m) and 1964 (ninth place, 15.77 m) and at the European Championships in 1958 (fourth place, 15.19 m) and 1962 ( Fourth place, 15.97 m).
Johanna Lüttge had a competition weight of 84 kg with a height of 1.76 m.
Awards
- 1960: Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
Web links
- Johanna Lüttge in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lüttge, Johanna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langer, Johanna; Huebner, Johanna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and Olympic medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gebesee , Thuringia |