 Dietzsch in 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1968-01-22) January 22, 1968 (age 56) Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  East Germany Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Empor Rostock SC Neubrandenburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 69.51 m (1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Franka Dietzsch (born 22 January 1968) is a German former discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics. She won the 1998 European Championships and 1999 World Championships, but did not return to the international podium until her win at the 2005 World Championships.
At the age of 39 she won her third world championship title in 2007 in Osaka. After spending a year away from the field due to health problems, she returned to competition at the Wiesbaden meet. She finished in second place with 61.49 metres, remaining focused on defending her discus World Champion at the 2009 World Championships, at which she finished 23rd at 58.44 metres, failing to qualify for the final. She retired the same year as one of the few remaining athletes to have represented East Germany internationally.
Her personal best throw is 69.51 metres, achieved in May 1999 in Wiesbaden. This result ranks her ninth among German discus throwers, behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda, Diana Gansky-Sachse, Irina Meszynski, Gisela Beyer, Martina Hellmann-Opitz, Evelin Jahl and Silvia Madetzky.
Achievements
References
- Wenig, Jörg (18 May 2009). Fine start for Berlin’s Robert Harting – German competition weekend round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- Leichtathletik.de (6 September 2009) Franka Dietzsch und Steffi Nerius sagen Adieu Retrieved on 2017-04-12.
- ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
External links
- Franka Dietzsch at World Athletics
- Franka Dietzsch at Olympics.com
- Franka Dietzsch at Olympedia (archive)
- Official website
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Preceded by Xiao Yanling
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Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1998 |
Succeeded by Natalya Sadova
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Preceded by Vera Pospíšilová
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Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Iryna Yatchenko
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| World champions in women's discus throw | |
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| European Athletics Championships champions in women's discus throw | |
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| IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's discus throw | |
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Wolgast
- German female discus throwers
- German national athletics champions
- East German female discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Germany
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Athletes from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Rostock