Angela Voigt
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Birth name | Angela Schmalfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | East German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1951-05-18)18 May 1951 Weferlingen, Bezirk Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 April 2013(2013-04-11) (aged 61) Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Angela Voigt, née Schmalfeld (18 May 1951 – 11 April 2013) was an East German long jumper.
Biography
Voigt was born in Weferlingen, in what was then East Germany, on 18 May 1951. She was originally a pentathlete, and finished third and second at the East German championships in 1972 and 1973.[1] Because of injuries she eventually concentrated on the long jump only. She finished fourth at the 1974 European Championships. Voigt set a long jump world record of 6.92 metres at Dresden on 9 May 1976 [2] but it was broken ten days later by Siegrun Siegl. [3] At the 1976 Montreal Olympics Siegl finished fourth while Voigt won the gold with a leap of 6.72 metres. Kathy McMillan, who eventually finished second, had a longer jump which was deemed a foul.
At the 1978 European Championships Voigt won a silver medal, having given birth to a son the previous year. 6.92 m remained her career best jump.[4] She competed for the sports club SC Magdeburg during her active career and retired in 1982. On 11 April 2013, she died following a short, severe illness.[5][6]
References
- ^ East German championships - women's pentathlon/heptathlon
- ^ "German Gals Set 2 Marks", Daily News (New York), May 10, 1976, p. 63
- ^ "Long jump mark to East German", Montreal Gazette, May 20, 1976, p. 30
- ^ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Weitsprung: Montreal-Olympiasiegerin Voigt gestorben". Spiegel Online. 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Angela Voigt" (in German). volksstimme.de. April 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angela Voigt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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Preceded by | Women's Long Jump World Record Holder May 9, 1976 – May 19, 1976 | Succeeded by |
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- 1952:
Yvette Williams (NZL)
- 1956:
Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL)
- 1960:
Vera Krepkina (URS)
- 1964:
Mary Rand (GBR)
- 1968:
Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROU)
- 1972:
Heide Rosendahl (FRG)
- 1976:
Angela Voigt (GDR)
- 1980:
Tatyana Kolpakova (URS)
- 1984:
Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (ROU)
- 1988:
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
- 1992:
Heike Drechsler (GER)
- 1996:
Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)
- 2000:
Heike Drechsler (GER)
- 2004:
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)
- 2008:
Maurren Maggi (BRA)
- 2012:
Brittney Reese (USA)
- 2016:
Tianna Bartoletta (USA)
- 2020:
Malaika Mihambo (GER)
- 2024:
Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA)