Bärbel Wöckel

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Medal record
Bärbel Wöckel
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold	1976 Montreal	200 m
Gold	1976 Montreal	4x100 m relay
Gold	1980 Moscow	200 m
Gold	1980 Moscow	4x100 m relay

Bärbel Wöckel, née Eckert (born 21 March 1955 in Leipzig) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

She won four Olympic gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. In each of those years, Wöckel placed first in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres races.

She competed for the club SC Motor Jena during her active career.

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• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Renate Stecher	Women's 200m Best Year Performance 1976	Succeeded by Irena Szewinska
Preceded by Marita Koch	Women's 200m Best Year Performance 1980	Succeeded by Evelyn Ashford

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