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| Birth name | Margitta Ludewig | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1952-09-10) 10 September 1952 (age 72) 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.
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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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gera
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- East German female discus throwers
- East German female shot putters
- Olympic athletes for East Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
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