Heike Hartwig (born 30 December 1962 in
Bernburg,
Bezirk Halle) is a retired
East German shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...
ter.
She represented the sports club
SC Dynamo Berlin, and became East German championships in 1987, 1989 and 1990.
Her personal best throw was 21.31 metres, achieved in May 1988 in
Athens. This ranks her seventh among German shot putters, behind
Ilona Slupianek,
Claudia Losch,
Marianne Adam,
Margitta Droese
Margitta Pufe ( Ludewig, formerly known as Margitta Droese or Margitta Droese-Pufe, born 10 September 1952 in Gera, Thuringia), is a German track athlete, who from the mid-1970s to 1980 competed for the German Democratic Republic and was among t ...
,
Ines Müller and
Eva Wilms
Eva Wilms (; born 28 July 1952 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired West German shot putter.
Her personal best throw was 21.43 metres, achieved in June 1977 in Munich. This places her sixth on the German all-time list, behind Ilona Slupi ...
.
Achievements
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1962 births
Living people
People from Bernburg
People from Bezirk Halle
East German female shot putters
Athletes from Saxony-Anhalt
Olympic athletes for East Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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