Ingrid Thyssen

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Ingrid Anna Thyssen (born 9 September 1956 in Aachen) is a retired West German javelin thrower.

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Competition Results

She finished seventh at the 1978 European Championships. [1]

She competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the final. [2]

She finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [3]

She seventh at the 1986 European Championships. [4]

She finished ninth at the 1987 World Championships. [5]

She finished eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]

She finished sixth at the 1990 European Championships. [6]

West German Champion

She became West German champion eight times, in the years 1979–1984, 1987, and 1988.

Club Teams

She represented the clubs TG Aachen, ASV Köln, and LG Bayer Leverkusen. [7]

Personal Best Throw

Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in August 1987 in West Berlin.

This ranks her eighth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk, Beate Koch, Karen Forkel, Tanja Damaske, and Ruth Fuchs. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Women Javelin Throw European Championships 1978 Praga (CZE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Women Javelin World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Ingrid Thyssen". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Women Javelin World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Women Javelin Throw European Championships 1986 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Women Javelin Throw Athletics XV European Championships 1990 Split (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  7. ↑ West German championships, women's javelin throw
  8. ↑ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine


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