Brigitte Berendonk (born 2 May 1942) is a German
athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
. She competed in the women's
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 ...
at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
and the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
.
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1942 births
Living people
People from Wartburgkreis
German female discus throwers
Athletes from Thuringia
Olympic athletes for West Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Universiade silver medalists for West Germany
Universiade bronze medalists for West Germany
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
People from Bezirk Erfurt
East German defectors
East German emigrants to West Germany
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