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Name
  
Beate Gummelt


Role
  
Olympic athlete

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Beate Gummelt, née Anders (born 4 February 1968 in Leipzig), is a German track and field athlete. She competed in the 1980s until 2000 in the walk. Before 1991 she competed for East Germany.

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Her biggest success came in 1991, when she became the indoor world champion in the 3000 metre walk. In 1989 and 1990 she was the European indoor champion at that same distance. In 1990 and 1991 she set four world records. She took part in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 summer Olympic games.

International results in detail

  • 1987, 1987 world championship, 10 km street-walk: 16th place ( 47:00 Min.)
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995, World championship, 10 km street walk: 10th place (43:15 Min.)
  • 1996, Summer Olympic Games: 10 km street walk: disqualified
  • 1997, World championship 10,000 m track walk: quit
  • 2000, Summer Olympic Games, 20 km street walk: 19th place (1:34:59)

    • German titles (20 total wins)

  • 1987—1989: East German champion, 10,000 Meter street walk
  • 1990: East German champion in the 5000 meter track walk
  • 1991—1997 (from 1994 under the name Beate Gummelt): German champion in the 5000 meter track walk and in the 10 km street walk
  • 1999: German champion in the 20 km street walk
  • 2000: German champion in the 5000 m track walk

    • World records

  • 3000 m track walk (indoor world records):
  • 5000 m track walk (unofficial free-air world record):

    • Beate Anders belonged to the TSC Berlin when she represented East Germany and later the LAC Halensee Berlin. While she was competing she was 1.69 meters tall and weighed 52 kilograms.

    References

    Beate Gummelt Wikipedia
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