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 {{Germany-discus-bio-stub