Bärbel Struppert

Bärbel Struppert
Personal information
Born (1950-09-26) 26 September 1950
Jena, East Germany
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 Munich4 × 100 m relay
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1973 Moscow4 x 100 m relay

Bärbel Struppert (née Schrickel, (born 26 September 1950 in Jena) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres.

She became European junior champion in 4 × 100 metres relay in 1966. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich she won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay with her teammates Christina Heinich, Evelin Kaufer and the 100 and 200 m champion Renate Stecher.[1][2]

She competed for the club SC Motor Jena during her active career. She married the DDR-Oberliga footballer Gerd Struppert.

References

  1. ↑ "Rekord-Staffel gewann 20. Gold für die DDR" [Record relay team won 20th gold for the GDR]. Berliner Zeitung. 11 September 1972. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Lohse, Jens (26 September 2020). "Ex-Sprinterin Bärbel Struppert wird 70: Von Olympia zum Seniorensport" [Former sprinter Bärbel Struppert turns 70: From the Olympics to senior sports]. Thüringer Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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