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Christine ("Christa") Spielberg (born December 21, 1941 in Niederlungwitz, Sachsen) is a retired German track and field athlete, who competed in the women's discus throw. She claimed the gold medal at the 1966 European Championships, and set the world record on May 26, 1968, reaching 61.64 metres in Regis-Breitingen.
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Records Preceded by
Liesel WestermannWomen's Discus World Record Holder
May 26, 1968 – August 24, 1968Succeeded by
Liesel WestermannEuropean Champions in Women's Discus Throw 1938: Gisela Mauermayer (GER) • 1946: Nina Dumbadze (URS) • 1950: Nina Dumbadze (URS) • 1954: Nina Ponomaryeva (URS) • 1958: Tamara Press (URS) • 1962: Tamara Press (URS) • 1966: Christine Spielberg (GDR) • 1969: Tamara Danilova (URS) • 1971: Faina Melnyk (URS) • 1974: Faina Melnyk (URS) • 1978: Evelin Jahl (GDR) • 1982: Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) • 1986: Diana Sachse (GDR) • 1990: Ilke Wyludda (GDR) • 1994: Ilke Wyludda (GER) • 1998: Franka Dietzsch (GER) • 2002: Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) • 2006: Darya Pishchalnikova (RUS) • 2010: Sandra Perković (CRO)
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- 1941 births
- Living people
- German discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of East Germany
- People from the District of Zwickau
- Sportspeople from Saxony
- German athletics biography stubs
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