Regina Höfer (''née'' Pippig; born 18 October 1947, in
Leipzig
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) is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the
100 metres
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and
100 metres hurdles
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.
She competed in 80 metres hurdles at the
1966 European Championships without reaching the final. In 1968 she joined the sports club
SC DHfK Leipzig
SC DHfK Leipzig e. V. ''(Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig e. V.)'' is a sports club in Leipzig, Germany. Until the closure of the sports university DHfK, the club was part of the DHfK. Established was the club in 1954 as ...
, and trained under coach
Karl-Heinz Balzer and with fellow athletes like
Karin Balzer
Karin Balzer (''née'' Richert; 5 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was an East German hurdler who competed in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and in the 100 m hurdles in 1972. She won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronze ...
and
Christina Heinich.
She won a gold medal in
4x100 metres relay at the
1969 European Championships, together with teammates
Bärbel Podeswa
Bärbel Podeswa (''née'' Weidlich; born 8 December 1946 in Naumburg) is a retired East German hurdler.
She won the silver medal in 50 m hurdles at the 1968 European Indoor Games, behind Karin Balzer. At the 1969 European Championships she won ...
,
Renate Meißner and
Petra Vogt
Petra Kandarr ( née Vogt; 20 August 1950 in Halle – 12 March 2017 in Karlsruhe) was an East German sprinter who specialized in the 100- and 200-metre track events.
Biography
At the 1969 European Championships she won gold medals in ...
.
In addition she placed sixth in both the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles.
References
1947 births
Living people
East German female sprinters
East German female hurdlers
Athletes from Leipzig
SC DHfK Leipzig athletes
European Athletics Championships medalists
People from Bezirk Leipzig
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