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Antje Gleichfeld

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Antje Gleichfeld
Antje Gleichfeld at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameAntje Braasch
Born31 March 1938 (1938-03-31) (age 86)
Hamburg, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 m
ClubTuS Alstertal, Hamburg[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best800 m – 2:03.7 (1966)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Budapest 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Athens 4×400 m relay
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1961 Sofia 800 m

Antje Gleichfeld (née Braasch on 31 March 1938) is a retired German middle-distance runner.

Biography

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Gleichfeld's father was killed on the fronts of World War II, and she had to take odd jobs from the age of six to help support her family. As a teenager she played handball before changing to athletics.[1]

Competing in the 800 m Gleichfeld finished fifth at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964; she won a bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships. She also won three medals at the Universiade; a gold in 1961 and silver medals in 1963 and 1965.[2] At the 1969 European Championships she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, together with teammates Christa Czekay, Inge Eckhoff and Christel Frese.

Domestically she represented the sports club LG Alstertal-Garstedt. She became West German 800 m outdoor champion in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966,[3] and indoor champion in 1962 and 1965.[4] In the 400 metres she became West German champion in 1965.[5]

Gleichfeld set three world records: in the 800 m indoor in 1965 (2:07.1), in the 4 × 400 m relay in 1969 (3:33.9) and in the 3×800 m relay in 1967 (6:21.0), as well as one European and eight national records. In 1964 she became the first German woman to run 800 m faster than 2:05 minutes. The same year she was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf by the German Track and Field Association. She married Detlev Gleichfeld, also a middle-distance runner.[1]

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