Waltraud Paluszkiewicz
Waltraud Paluszkiewicz (born July 10, 1932 in Berlin ) is a former German athlete from the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Waltraud Paluszkiewicz reached the final of the GDR championships in the long jump from 1955 to 1961 . In 1955 she won with 5.30 m, in 1958 she took second place behind Hildrun Claus with 5.65 m, in 1956, 1959 and 1960 she jumped to third place. In 1959 she won the pentathlon title with 4459 points ahead of Christa Gutsche .
In 1959, she twice improved the GDR long jump record. On June 21, she jumped 6.08 m, on September 20, in Bydgoszcz in the international match against Poland, she managed a jump to 6.19 m, with which she jumped up to 16 centimeters on the world record of Elżbieta Krzesińska , which she in this Could also beat international competition. Hildrun Claus exceeded her record in May 1960. Another GDR record was her pentathlon performance in Aue in August 1959, when she was GDR champion with 4459 points. Christa Gutsche surpassed her in June 1960.
Waltraud Paluszkiewicz started for the BSG unit Northeast Berlin and later the SC unit Berlin . After her career, the qualified sports teacher looked after the youngsters at TSC Berlin .
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society
- Lothar Sieger: Waltraud Paluszkiewicz - the heart of athletics is preserved . in Der Leichtathlet , No. 28/73, page 11
- Fritz Steinmetz and Manfred Grieser : German records. Development from 1898 to 1991. Kassel 1992
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Paluszkiewicz, Waltraud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |