Antje Gleichfeld
German middle-distance runner
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Antje Gleichfeld (née Braasch; born 31 March 1938) is a retired German middle-distance runner.
31 March 1938 (age 88)
 Antje Gleichfeld at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Antje Braasch 31 March 1938 (age 88) Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TuS Alstertal, Hamburg[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 800 m – 2:03.7 (1966) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Gleichfeld's father was killed on the fronts of World War II, and she had to take odd jobs from the age of six to help support her family. As a teenager she played handball before changing to athletics.[1]
Competing in the 800 m Gleichfeld finished fifth at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964; she won a bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships. She also won three medals at the Universiade; a gold in 1961 and silver medals in 1963 and 1965.[2] At the 1969 European Championships she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, together with teammates Christa Czekay, Inge Eckhoff and Christel Frese.
Domestically she represented the sports club LG Alstertal-Garstedt. She became West German 800 m outdoor champion in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966,[3] and indoor champion in 1962 and 1965.[4] In the 400 metres she became West German champion in 1965.[5]
Gleichfeld set three world records: in the 800 m indoor in 1965 (2:07.1), in the 4 × 400 m relay in 1969 (3:33.9) and in the 3×800 m relay in 1967 (6:21.0), as well as one European and eight national records. In 1964 she became the first German woman to run 800 m faster than 2:05 minutes. The same year she was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf by the German Track and Field Association. She married Detlev Gleichfeld, also a middle-distance runner.[1]
