Ines Müller, (born 2 January 1959 in
Grimma
Grimma (; , ) is a town in Saxony, Central Germany, on the left bank of the Mulde, southeast of Leipzig. Founded in 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district.
Location
The town is in northern Saxony, southeast of Leipzig and south of Wurz ...
,
Muldentalkreis
The Muldentalkreis () is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts
Delitzsch, Torgau-Oschatz, Döbeln, Mittweida and Leipziger Land.
History
The roots of the district date back to the ...
,
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
), is a German
track and field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
athlete who represented
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
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 ...
during the 1980s. Her biggest success was the bronze medal in the
1987 World Championship.
International Competitions
Müller represented the Empor Rostock sport club. During her sporting career she was 1.82 meters tall and weighed 90 kilograms.
References
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1959 births
Living people
People from Grimma
East German female shot putters
German female shot putters
Olympic athletes for East Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games silver medalists for East Germany
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
Athletes from Bezirk Leipzig
Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games
SC Empor Rostock athletes
East German Athletics Championships winners
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