Margitta Gummel

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Medal record
Margitta Gummel
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold	1968 Mexico City	Shot Put
Silver	1972 Munich	Shot Put
European Championships
Silver	1966 Budapest	Shot Put
Silver	1969 Athens	Shot Put

Margitta Gummel (born June 29, 1941 in Leipzig) is a former athlete from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's shot put event at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico.

She returned four years later in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics to defend her title but narrowly failed, losing out to Nadezha Chizhova and winning the silver.

Today, Gummel lives in Bad Bentheim.

Awards
Preceded by Karin Janz	East German Sportswoman of the Year 1968	Succeeded by Petra Vogt

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