Monday, April 5, 2010

Ilke Wyludda

Ilke Wyludda (born March 28, 1969 in Leipzig) is a former discus thrower from Germany.

She set eleven junior records at discus throw and even two at shot put, and became junior world champion. Between 1989 and 1991 she recorded 41 successive wins, only to be beaten by Tzvetanka Khristova at the 1991 World Championships. Wyludda never won the world championships, but she became Olympic champion in 1996.
Personal bests

* Discus throw - 74.56 (1989)
* Discus throw U23 - 74.56 (1989) WU23B
* Discus throw Junior - 74,40 (1988) WJB
* Discus throw Youth - 65,86 (1986) WYB

* Shot put - 20.23 (1988)
* Shot put U23 - 20,23 (1988)
* Shot put Junior - 20,23 (1988)
* Shot put Youth - 19,08 (1986) WYB

Information
Set eleven junior records at discus and two at shot put. At discus won EC 1990 and 1994, EJ 1985 and 1987, GWG 1990, GP 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996, ECp 1989, 1991, 1994 and 1996. At shot put won EJ 1987 (2nd in 1985). She was unbeaten from 1989 to World Championships 1991, after 41 successive wins.

statics
Full name: Ilke Wyludda
Gender: Female
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 201 lbs (91 kg)
Born: May 28, 1969 in Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Affiliations: SV Halle, Halle an der Saale (GER) / LAC Chemnitz, Chemnitz (GER)
Country: GER Germany

Achievements
Year / Competition / Venue /Position /Notes
1987 / World Championships / Rome, Italy /4th / 68.20 m
1989 / IAAF World Cup / Barcelona, Spain / 1st /
1990 / European Championships / Split, Yugoslavia / 1st /
1991 / World Championships / Tokyo, Japan / 2nd/
1994 / European Championships / Helsinki, Finland / 1st /
1994 / IAAF World Cup London,/ Great Britain / 1st /
1995 / World Championships / Gothenburg, Sweden / 2nd /
1996 / Summer Olympics /Atlanta, United States /1st /
1996 / IAAF Grand Prix Final /Milan, Italy /1st / 64.74 m
2000 / Olympic Games S/ydney, Australia /7th /63.16 m