Angela Voigt

Angela Voigt

Voigt in 1976
Personal information
Birth name	Angela Schmalfeld
Nationality	East German
Born	(1951-05-18)18 May 1951 Weferlingen, Bezirk Magdeburg
Died	10 April 2013(2013-04-10) (aged 61) Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long jump
Club	SC Magdeburg
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for  East Germany Olympic Games Gold 1976 Montreal Long jump European Championships Silver 1978 Prague Long jump European Indoor Championships Silver 1974 Gothenburg Long jump

Angela Voigt, née Schmalfeld (18 May 1951 – 10 April 2013) was an East German long jumper.

Biography

She was born in Weferlingen. Voigt was originally a pentathlete, and finished third and second at the East German championships in 1972 and 1973.^[1] Because of injuries she eventually concentrated on the long jump only. She finished fourth at the 1974 European Championships.

Voigt set a long jump world record of 6.92 metres at Dresden in May 1976 but it was broken ten days later by Siegrun Siegl. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics Siegl finished fifth while Voigt won the gold with a leap of 6.72 metres. Kathy McMillan, who eventually finished second, had a longer jump which was deemed a foul.

At the 1978 European Championships Voigt won a silver medal, having given birth to a son the previous year. 6.92 m remained her career best jump, and today this places her ninth on the German all-time performers list, behind Heike Drechsler, Helga Radtke, Sabine Paetz, Brigitte Wujak, Birgit Großhennig, Susen Tiedtke, Siegrun Siegl and Christine Schima.^[2]

She competed for the sports club SC Magdeburg during her active career. She retired in 1982. On 11 April 2013, she died following a short, severe illness.^[3][4]

References

Records
Preceded by Incumbent	Women's Long Jump World Record Holder May 9, 1976 – July 26, 1976	Succeeded by Siegrun Siegl