Dagmar Käsling (later Lühnenschloß, born 15 February 1947 in
Magdeburg) is a former
East 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 ...
who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
She competed for East Germany in 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. ...
held in
Munich,
Germany in the 4 × 400 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates
Rita Kühne,
Helga Seidler
Helga Seidler ( Fischer, born 5 August 1949 in Olbernhau, Oberneuschönberg) is a former East Germany, East German Sport of athletics, athlete who mainly competed in the women's 400 metres event.
She competed for East Germany at the 1972 Summe ...
and
Monika Zehrt
Monika Zehrt (later Landgraf, born 29 September 1952) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400m. At the 1972 Olympics she won gold medals in the individual 400m and 4 × 400m relay, setting an Olympic and a world record, res ...
.
Käsling married sprinter
Gerhard Lühnenschloß. Then she became Prof. Dr. Lühnenschloß, a lecturer at the Institut für Sportwissenschaften of the Otto-von-Guericke-Universität in
Magdeburg, teaching and researching track & field training science. In 2005, she published the book "Schnelligkeit.
[https://www.amazon.de/Schnelligkeit-Dagmar-Lühnenschloß/dp/3778001612 Schnelligkeit]"
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1947 births
Living people
East German female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for East Germany
Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
Sportspeople from Magdeburg
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic female sprinters
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