Betty Heidler
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Heidler at the 2007 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | German |
| Born |
October 14, 1983 East Berlin, East Germany |
| Residence | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Education | Law |
| Alma mater | University of Hagen |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Hammer throw |
| Club | LG Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Coached by | Bernd Madler |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |
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| Regional finals |
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| Olympic finals |
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| Personal best(s) |
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Medal record
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| Updated on 13 August 2012. | |
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Betty Heidler (born 14 October 1983 in East Berlin) is a German hammer thrower and the former world record holder.
Career
She now lives in Frankfurt and is a member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletics team. She works for the German Federal Police where she is a member of the sports support group and started studying Bachelor of Laws at the Fernuniversität Hagen in 2007.
She put in a dominant performance at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing with a winning mark of 72.48 m, beating her nearest rival by more than three metres.[2]
Heidler won the inaugural IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge in 2010, finishing at the top of the rankings ahead of Anita Wlodarczyk.[3] She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships then went on to take the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. In May 2011, in Halle, she achieved a new world record in hammer throw, with a result of 79.42 m.[4] She began the 2012 season with a series of wins, performing at the Colorful Daegu Meeting, Golden Spike Ostrava, and Prefontaine Classic.[5]
In the 2012 London Olympics Heidler won the bronze medal. The event was not without controversy as the referees first failed to correctly measure Heidler's bronze-winning throw.[6]
Achievements
References
- 1 2 "Betty Heidler Overwiew". London2012.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ Mikhnevich and Müller put on a show at the European Cup Winter Throwing. European Athletics (20 March 2010). Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (29 August 2010). "Rudisha lowers 800m World record again, 1:41.01; Carter dashes 9.78sec in Rieti – IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.leichtathletik.de/index.php?NavID=1&SiteID=28&NewsID=32529
- ↑ Gains, Paul (2 June 2012). "Dibaba 30:24.39 and Kiprop 27:01.98 on stunning but wet first night in Eugene – Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ "London 2012 - Event Report - Women's Hammer Throw Final". IAAF. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Betty Heidler. |
- Betty Heidler profile at IAAF
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Anita Włodarczyk |
Women's Hammer World Record Holder 21 May 2011 – August 31, 2014 |
Succeeded by Anita Włodarczyk |