Sabine Engel

East German discus thrower
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Sabine Engel (born 21 April 1954) is a retired East German discus thrower. She was born in Prenzlau, Bezirk Neubrandenburg.

Engel finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics,[1] third at the 1977 World Cup[2] and fourth at the 1978 European Championships.[3] She represented the sports team SC Neubrandenburg and became East German champion in 1975.[4]

Her personal best throw was 68.92 metres, achieved in June 1977 in Karl-Marx-Stadt. This result ranks her tenth among German discus throwers, behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda, Diana Gansky-Sachse, Irina Meszynski, Gisela Beyer, Martina Hellmann-Opitz, Evelin Jahl, Silvia Madetzky and Franka Dietzsch.[5]

References

  1. ^ 1976 Summer Olympics results, women - Sporting Heroes
  2. ^ IAAF World Cup in Athletics - GBR Athletics
  3. ^ 1978 European Championships results, women - Sporting Heroes
  4. ^ East German championships - women's discus throw
  5. ^ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Soviet Union Faina Melnik
 Women's Discus Best Year Performance
1977 		Succeeded by
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