Hildegard Falck

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Hildegard Falck
Medal record

Women's Athletics
Competitor for West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold	1972 Munich	800 metres
Bronze	1972 Munich	4x400 metre relay

Hildegard Falck, née Janze (born 8 June 1949 in Nettelrede) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres.

Biography

She competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich in the 800 m where 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 medal to her tally 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 by two seconds.

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Records
Preceded by Vera Nikolic	Women's 800 metres World Record Holder 11 July 1971 – 24 August 1973	Succeeded by Svetla Zlateva

Olympic Champions in Women's 800 m

1928: Lina Radke (GER)
1960: Lyudmila Shevtsova (URS)
1964: Ann Packer (GBR)
1968: Madeline Manning (USA)
1972: Hildegard Falck (FRG)
1976: Tatyana Kazankina (URS)
1980: Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS)
1984: Doina Melinte (ROU)
1988: Sigrun Wodars (GDR)
1992: Ellen van Langen (NED)
1996: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)
2000: Maria Mutola (MOZ)
2004: Kelly Holmes (GBR)
2008: Pamela Jelimo (KEN)
2012: Mariya Savinova (RUS)

Persondata
Name	Falck, Hildegard
Alternative names
Short description	German middle distance runner
Date of birth	8 June 1949
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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