Franka Dietzsch

Franka Dietzsch (born January 22, 1968 in Wolgast) is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics. She won the 1998 European Championships and 1999 World Championships, but did not return to the international podium until her win at the 2005 World Championships. At the age of 39 she won her third world championchip title in 2007 in Osaka. This victory makes her the oldest athlete ever to win a gold medal in an athletic world championchip.

Her personal best throw is 69.51 metres, achieved in May 1999 in Wiesbaden. This result ranks her ninth among German discus throwers, behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda, Diana Gansky-Sachse, Irina Meszynski, Gisela Beyer, Martina Hellmann-Opitz, Evelin Jahl and Silvia Madetzky.^[1]

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	6th
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th
2003	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	6th
2004	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st
2005	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	1st
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	1st
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	1st

Sporting positions
Preceded by Xiao Yanling	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1998	Succeeded by Natalya Sadova
Preceded by Vera Pospíšilová	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent