Karin Illgen

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Karin Illgen
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Karin Illgen (1967)
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born7 April 1941
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
DiedEngland
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventdiscus throw
ClubSC DHfK, Leipzig

Karin Illgen (born 7 April 1941) is a German discus thrower who competed for East Germany during her career and appeared at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Illgen won the British WAAA Championships title in the discus throw event at the 1968 WAAA Championships. [2] [3] [4]

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented East Germany, finishing in tenth place in the overall-rankings. [5]

Illgen is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's discus event at the 1970 Summer Universiade in Torino. She also participated at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics, but was eliminated in the qualification round.

She later competed in masters athletics.

References

  1. ↑ "Karin Illgen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "World-Beater Vera" . Sunday Post. 21 July 1968. Retrieved 2 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2025.


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