Inga "Ine" Schäffer (later Inga Mayer-Bojana; Inga Spreitz; March 28, 1923 – 19 March 2009) was an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

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who competed mainly in the

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

. She was an Austrian champion in shot put, javelin, and discus. Between 1943 and 1950, she beat Austrian track and field records five times. She represented Austria in the

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held in

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in the shot put, where she won the bronze medal. Schäffer immigrated to

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in 1952, and later taught physical education in

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. She married former assistant coach Karl Spreitz in 1953. She died in Victoria, B.C. on 19 March 2009. Ine Schäffer
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* 1923 births 2009 deaths Austrian female shot putters Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Austria Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Austrian emigrants to Canada {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub