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Heike Drechsler

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Heike Drechsler

Heike Drechsler at the opening ceremony of the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
 Germany
Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Long jump
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Helsinki Long jump
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart Long jump
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rome 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tokyo Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rome Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Tokyo 4x100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Stuttgart 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Stuttgart Long jump
Gold medal – first place 1990 Split Long jump
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki Long jump
Gold medal – first place 1998 Budapest Long jump
Silver medal – second place 1990 Split 200m

Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute (born December 16, 1964 in Gera, then East Germany) is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.

She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump (1992 and 2000). She also won two World Championships in the long jump (1983 and 1993), as well as gold medals in the long jump and the 200 m sprint in the World Indoor Championships 1987. In addition, she had numerous successes in European and German championships.

In 1986, Drechsler twice equalled Marita Koch's 200 metres sprint world record and set two long jump world records and equalled one in 1985 and 1986. As of 2000, she had more than four hundred long jump competitions with results over seven meters, more than any other female athlete.

As teenager she was active in the Free German Youth (FDJ) and in 1984 she was elected to the Volkskammer of East Germany.

Several German websites, including her own, claim that Heike Drechsler was voted "Athlete of the Century" in 1999 by the IAAF. This is not quite correct: she was put on the "shortlist" [1] but the award was given to Fanny Blankers-Koen [2].



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Records
Preceded by Women's Long Jump World Record Holder
September 22, 1985 – June 11, 1988 		Succeeded by
Preceded by East German Sportswoman of the Year
1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year
1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by German Sportswoman of the Year
2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United Press International
Athlete of the Year
1986 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1984 — 1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's 200m Best Year Performance
1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1991 — 1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's Heptathlon Best Year Performance
1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1995 		Succeeded by


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