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Almut Brömmel (born 5 May 1935 in
Almut Brömmel (born 5 May 1935 in Markranstädt
Markranstädt () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 11 km southwest of the city of Leipzig and has close to 15,000 inhabitants.
Geography Location
Markranstädt is located about south-west of Leipzig ci ...
, Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
) is a retired female javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
er and discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...
er from Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
: 1956 and 1960. She set her personal best (55.16 metres) in the women's javelin throw in 1968.
International competitions
References
* 1935 births Living people People from Markranstädt German female javelin throwers German female discus throwers West German female javelin throwers West German female discus throwers Sportspeople from Saxony Olympic athletes of the United Team of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for West Germany Universiade silver medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade {{Germany-shotput-bio-stub