Karen Forkel

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Germany Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze 1992 Barcelona Javelin
World Championships
Silver 1993 Stuttgart Javelin

Karen Forkel (September 24, 1970 in Wolfen) is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner. In the 1990s she was among the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success came in the 1992 Summer Olympics when she took the bronze medal with a throw of 66.86 meters.

Her personal best throw was 65.17 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt. This ranks her fourth among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll, Tanja Damaske and Steffi Nerius.[1] With the old javelin type she threw 70.20 metres in May 1991 in Halle. This ranks her fifth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk and Beate Koch.[1]

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In competition, Forkel represented East Germany up until 1990, and Germany thereafter.

Forkel represented SC Chemie Halle, which after the German reunification was renamed SV Halle. During her career she was 1.72 meters tall and weighed 63 kilograms.

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

  1. ^ a b Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
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