Historical FigureFemale
Margitta Gummel
1941 – 2021
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMargitta Gummel was a German Olympic gold medal-winning shot putter. She competed for the Unified German team in the 1964 Summer Olympics, East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and East Germany again at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She had a long rivalry with Nadezhda Chizhova of the Soviet Union.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 29, 1941
Magdeburg
Date of death
January 26, 2021
Wietmarschen
Citizenship
Germany · German Democratic Republic
Occupations & fields
shot putter
Awards & honours
Patriotic Order of Merit in GoldEast German Sportspersonality of the Year
- Field and occupation
- německá koulařka
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