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{{Short description|East German shot putter and discus thrower}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
|birth_name=Margitta Ludewig
|nationality={{GDR}}
|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|09|10}}
|birth_place=[[Gera]], [[East Germany]]
|height=1.80 m
|weight=83 kg
|headercolor=lightsteelblue
|country={{flag|East Germany}}
|club=[[SC Motor Jena]]
|sport=Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]
|event= [[Shot put]]<br />[[Discus throw]]
|pb=21.58 (1978)<br />68.64 (1979)
|death_date=
|death_place=
|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates={{Medal|Sport | Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{GDR}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]]|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalEuropeanChampionships}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1978 European Athletics Championships|1978 Prague]] |[[1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[1978 European Athletics Championships|1978 Prague]] |[[1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
}}

'''Margitta Pufe''' ({{nee}} '''Ludewig''', formerly known as '''Margitta Droese''' or '''Margitta Droese-Pufe''', born 10 September 1952 in [[Gera]], [[Thuringia]]), is a German track athlete, who from the mid-1970s to 1980 competed for the [[German Democratic Republic]] and was among the world's best shot putters and discus throwers. Her greatest achievement was winning a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|shot put]].<ref name="SR profile">{{Cite sports-reference |title = Margitta Droese-Pufe |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/margitta-droese-pufe-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175409/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/margitta-droese-pufe-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 24 October 2018 }}</ref>

Pufe started her career with [[SC Motor Jena]] and trained under [[Ingrid Kleppe]]. While competing, Pufe was 1.80 m tall and weighed 83&nbsp;kg. 
After her competitive career came to an end, Pufe remained active in the sport as a shot put and discus coach first for VEB Carl Zeiss Jena and currently for [[Turn-und-Sportverein Jena|TuS Jena]].

==International competitions==

* [[1970 European Athletics Junior Championships]]: 3rd place in shot put, 6th place in Discus
* [[1976 Summer Olympics]]: 6th place in shot put (19.79 m, under the name ''Margitta Droese'')
* [[1978 European Athletics Championships]]: 3rd place in shot put (18.06 – 19.59 – 20.28 – '''20.58''' – 20.48 – 20.31), 2nd place in discus (63.76 – 63.32 – foul – '''64.04''' – 63.34 – 63.96)
* [[1980 Summer Olympics]]: 3rd place in shot put ('''21.20''' – 21.07 – 20.42 – 20.72 – 20.05 – 20.36), 5th place in discus (51.72 – 64.84 – 61.24 – 58.70 – foul – '''66.12''')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecw.htm European Championships]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Gera]]
[[Category:Athletes from Thuringia]]
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[[Category:East German female discus throwers]]
[[Category:East German female shot putters]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for East Germany]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:East German Athletics Championships winners]]


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