Margitta Pufe
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Margitta Pufe (Template: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 shot put.[1]
Pufe started her career with SC Motor Jena and trained under Ingrid Kleppe. While competing, Pufe was 1.80 m tall and weighed 83 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 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)
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gera
- Athletes from Thuringia
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera
- East German female discus throwers
- East German female shot putters
- Olympic athletes for East Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- East German Athletics Championships winners