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Angela Voigt
	Voigt in 1976
Personal information
Birth name	Angela Schmalfeld
Nationality	East German
Born	18 May 1951; Weferlingen, Bezirk Magdeburg
Died	11 April 2013 (aged 61); Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Long jump
Club	SC Magdeburg
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
European Championships
European Indoor Championships

Angela Voigt, née Schmalfeld (18 May 1951 – 11 April 2013) was an East German long jumper.

Biography

Voigt was born in Weferlingen, in what was then East Germany, on 18 May 1951. She 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 on 9 May 1976 ^[2] but it was broken ten days later by Siegrun Siegl. ^[3] At the 1976 Montreal Olympics Siegl finished fourth 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.^[4] She competed for the sports club SC Magdeburg during her active career and retired in 1982. On 11 April 2013, she died following a short, severe illness.^[5]^[6]

References

^ East German championships - women's pentathlon/heptathlon
^ "German Gals Set 2 Marks", Daily News (New York), May 10, 1976, p. 63
^ "Long jump mark to East German", Montreal Gazette, May 20, 1976, p. 30
^ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Weitsprung: Montreal-Olympiasiegerin Voigt gestorben". Spiegel Online. 15 April 2013.
^ "Angela Voigt" (in German). volksstimme.de. April 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-28.

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angela Voigt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.