Hildegard Falck
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| Gold | 1972 Munich | 800 metres | |
| Bronze | 1972 Munich | 4 x 400 metres | |
Hildegard Falck, née Janze (born 8 June 1949 in Nettelrede) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres.
She competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich in the 800 m she won the gold medal. In the 4 x 400 metres where she joined with her team mates Anette Rückes, Inge Bödding and Rita Wilden she added a bronze nedal to her tallly for the Games.
On 11 July 1971 Falck ran the 800 m in 1:58,5 minutes in Stuttgart, becoming the first woman to clock a sub-two minute time. She improved the world record of Vera Nikolic with two seconds.
This biographical article relating to German athletics (track and field) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.| Olympic champions in women's 800 m |
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1928: Lina Radke | 1960: Lyudmila Shevtsova | 1964: Ann Packer | 1968: Madeline Manning | 1972: Hildegard Falck | 1976: Tatyana Kazankina | 1980: Nadezhda Olizarenko | 1984: Doina Melinte | 1988: Sigrun Wodars | 1992: Ellen van Langen | 1996: Svetlana Masterkova | 2000: Maria Mutola | 2004: Kelly Holmes |
Categories: 1949 births | Living people | Middle distance runners | West German athletes | Athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for West Germany | Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany | Olympic gold medalists for West Germany | German track and field athletics biography stubs
