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German discus thrower

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Liesel Westermann
Liesel Westermann in 1968
Personal information
Born2 November 1944 (1944-11-02) (age 80)
Sulingen, Germany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubBayer Leverkusen
Coached byGerd Osenberg
Achievements and titles
Personal best64.96 m (1972)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Discus
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Budapest Discus
Silver medal – second place 1971 Helsinki Discus
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo Discus

Lieselotte "Liesel" Westermann-Krieg (born Westermann on 2 November 1944; German pronunciation: [ˈliːzl̩ ˈvɛstɐˌman] ) is a retired German discus thrower. She held the world record from 5 November 1967 to 12 August 1971, with a two-month break in 1968. She competed for West Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in second and fifth place, respectively. She won silver medals at the 1966 and 1971 European championships. For her athletics achievements Westermann was selected as the German Sportspersonality of the year in 1967 and 1969, and inducted into the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

After retiring from competitions Westermann worked as a teacher of physical education, eventually becoming a consultant for sports and health education with the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony. An avid opponent of doping (she was once described as the last undoped discus world record holder) she was a member of the Anti-Doping Commission of the German Sports Federation and the National Olympic Committee. Westermann is married and has four children. As a member of the Free Democratic Party she unsuccessfully contested district elections in 1984.

Publications

  • Liesel Westermann (1977) Es kann nicht immer Lorbeer sein. Molden, Munich, ISBN 3-217-00846-4.

References

  1. Liesel Westermann. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Liesel Westermann. leverkusen.com
  3. ^ Liesel Westermann. Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
Records
Preceded byTamara Press
Christine Spielberg 		Women's Discus World Record Holder
5 November 1967 – 26 May 1968
24 August 1968 – 12 August 1971 		Succeeded byChristine Spielberg
Faina Melnik
Awards
Preceded byHelga Hoffmann & Karin Frisch
Ingrid Becker 		German Sportswoman of the Year
1967
1969 		Succeeded byIngrid Becker
Heide Rosendahl
World University Games champions in women's discus throw



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