Antje Gleichfeld

Antje Gleichfeld
Personal information
Birth name Antje Braasch
Born 31 March 1938 (age 77)
Hamburg, Germany

Antje Gleichfeld, née Braasch (born 31 March 1938 in Hamburg) is a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

Biography

She finished fifth at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964. She won the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships. At the 1969 European Championships she won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Christa Czekay, Inge Eckhoff and Christel Frese. She also won three medals at the Universiade; a gold in 1961 and silver medals in 1963 and 1965.[1]

In domestic competitions, she represented the sports club LG Alstertal-Garstedt. She became West German 800 metres champion in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966.[2] and indoor champion in 1962 and 1965.[3] In the 400 metres she became West German champion in 1965.[4]

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