Bärbel Podeswa (''née'' Weidlich; born 8 December 1946 in

Naumburg Naumburg () is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNES ...

) is a retired East German

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

. She won the silver medal in 50 m hurdles at the 1968 European Indoor Games, behind

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 bronz ...

. At the 1969 European Championships she won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles as well as a gold medal in

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the indiv ...

, together with teammates Renate Meißner, Regina Höfer and Petra Vogt. She competed for the club SC Chemie Halle during her active career.

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1946 births Living people East German female hurdlers SC Chemie Halle athletes European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Naumburg (Saale) FISU World University Games silver medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Athletes from Bezirk Halle {{Germany-hurdles-bio-stub