Burglinde Pollak
 Burglinde Pollak in 1970 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1951 (age 75) |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pentathlon |
| Club | ASK Vorwärts Potsdam |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 4932 (1973) 4707 (1980) |
Medal record | |
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Burglinde Pollak (later Grimm, born 10 June 1951) is a retired German pentathlete. She won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished sixth in 1980.[1] At the European championships she won three silver medals, in 1971, 1974 and 1978. Pollak set three world records, in 1970, 1972 and 1973.[2] After retiring from competitions she worked as a physiotherapist at her own clinic.[3]
References
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- ↑ Burglinde Pollak. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Women, Pentathlon > World Records Progression. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Hans Groschupp (10 June 2011) "Die ewige Weltrekordlerin", Märkische Allgemeine
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Werder (Havel)
- East German heptathletes
- Athletes from Brandenburg
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Potsdam
- East German Athletics Championships winners
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs