Ilke Wyludda

Ilke Wyludda (1988)

Ilke Wyludda (born March 28, 1969 in Leipzig) is a former discus thrower from Germany.

She set eleven junior records at discus throw (and also two at shot put), and became junior world champion. Between 1989 and 1991 she recorded 41 successive wins until beaten by Tsvetanka Khristova at the 1991 World Championships. Wyludda never won the world championships, but she became Olympic champion in 1996.

In early January 2011 Wyludda revealed in Bild that she had to have her right leg amputated because of Sepsis.

Personal bests

• Discus throw - 74.56 (1989)
• Discus throw U23 - 74.56 (1989) WU23B
• Discus throw Junior - 74,40 (1988) WJB
• Discus throw Youth - 65,86 (1986) WYB

• Shot put - 20.23 (1988)
• Shot put U23 - 20,23 (1988)
• Shot put Junior - 20,23 (1988)
• Shot put Youth - 19,08 (1986) WYB

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing East Germany
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	Discus	68.20 m
1989	IAAF World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	1st	Discus
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	1st	Discus	68.08 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	1st	Discus
Representing Germany
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Discus	69.12 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th	Discus	62.16 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	Discus
	IAAF World Cup	London, Great Britain	1st	Discus
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	Discus
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	1st	Discus	69.66 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Milan, Italy	1st	Discus	64.74 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	Discus	63.16 m

External links

• Wyniki Wyludda na stronie rzutyiskoki (Polish)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Gabriele Reinsch	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1989 – 1990	Succeeded by Tsvetanka Khristova
Preceded by Larisa Korotkevich	Women's Discus Best Year Performance alongside Daniela Costian 1994	Succeeded by Mette Bergmann
Preceded by Mette Bergmann	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1996	Succeeded by Xiao Yanling