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Name
  
Waltraud Pohlitz


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Waltraud Pöhlitz, née Kaufmann (born 10 March 1942 in Brockau) is a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

She won the silver medal at the 1962 European Championships, finished eighth at the 1966 European Championships and competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.

In domestic competitions, she represented the sports club SC Chemie Halle. She became East German champion in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966. and East German indoor champion in 1964, 1965 and 1967. In 1967 she also became 1500 metres champion.

References

Waltraud Pöhlitz Wikipedia