Andrea Reichstein or Andrea Bienias (born 11 November 1959) is a German
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
. She competed in the
women's high jump at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
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She cleared 1m 91 cm and was placed sixth. She married the decathlete
Gert Bienias
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in 1981. She was placed first in the
European Athletics Indoor Championships
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in 1986.
She became East German champion in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1986 and also won two silver and three bronze medals between 1977 and 1985. She also became East German indoor champion in 1986 and took four silvers and one bronze, 1969, 1970 and 1972. She competed for the sports club
SC DHfK Leipzig
SC DHfK Leipzig e. V. ''(Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig e. V.)'' is a sports club in Leipzig, Germany. Until the closure of the sports university DHfK, the club was part of the DHfK. Established was the club in 1954 as ...
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1959 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
East German female high jumpers
Olympic athletes for East Germany
Place of birth missing (living people)
SC DHfK Leipzig athletes
Sportspeople from Leipzig
People from Bezirk Leipzig
Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games
East German Athletics Championships winners
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