Margitta Pufe
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| Birth name | Margitta Ludewig | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1952 Gera, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Motor Jena | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 21.58 (1978) 68.64 (1979) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margitta Pufe (née Ludewig, formerly known as Margitta Droese or Margitta Droese-Pufe, born 10 September 1952 in Gera, Thuringia), is a German track athlete, who from the mid-1970s to 1980 competed for the German Democratic Republic and was among the world's best shot putters and discus throwers. Her greatest achievement was winning a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in shot put.[1]
Pufe started her career with SC Motor Jena and trained under Ingrid Kleppe. While competing, Pufe was 1.80 m tall and weighed 83 kg. After her competitive career came to an end, Pufe remained active in the sport as a shot put and discus coach first for VEB Carl Zeiss Jena and currently for TuS Jena.
International competitions
- 1970 European Athletics Junior Championships: 3rd place in shot put, 6th place in Discus
- 1976 Summer Olympics: 6th place in shot put (19.79 m, under the name Margitta Droese)
- 1978 European Athletics Championships: 3rd place in shot put (18.06 – 19.59 – 20.28 – 20.58 – 20.48 – 20.31), 2nd place in discus (63.76 – 63.32 – foul – 64.04 – 63.34 – 63.96)
- 1980 Summer Olympics: 3rd place in shot put (21.20 – 21.07 – 20.42 – 20.72 – 20.05 – 20.36), 5th place in discus (51.72 – 64.84 – 61.24 – 58.70 – foul – 66.12)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Margitta Droese-Pufe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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