Jacqueline Todten (born 29 May 1954 in
Berlin) is an
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 Javelin, who competed for the
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was the largest sports club of SV Dynamo, the sports association of the security agencies. The club was disbanded after German reunification and even ...
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Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo
The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the sport association of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Ministry for State Security, fire department and customs) of former East Germany. The association was founded on 27 ...
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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 Javelin where she won the Silver medal finishing behind teammate
Ruth Fuchs
Ruth Fuchs ( Gamm, later Hellmann, born 14 December 1946 in Egeln, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German politician and former athlete. Fuchs, representing East Germany, was the winner of the women's javelin at the 1972 (Munich) and 1976 (Montreal) Olymp ...
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Chronik: Berlin im Jahr 1972, Fakten Tag für Tag
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References
1954 births
Living people
East German female javelin throwers
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for East Germany
European Athletics Championships medalists
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
East German Athletics Championships winners
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