Heide Rosendahl
German pentathlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heidemarie Ecker-Rosendahl (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪdə ˈʔɛkɐ ˈʁoːzn̩ˌdaːl] ⓘ; née Rosendahl; born 14 February 1947) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and long jump. On September 3, 1970, at the 1970 Summer Universiade in Turin, she set a world record in the long jump at 6.84 m [3] that stood for almost six years.
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Rosendahl c. 1972 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 February 1947 (age 78) Hückeswagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pentathlon |
| Club | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.3 (1971) 200 m – 22.96 (1972) 100 mH – 13.1 (1970) LJ – 6.84 m (1970) Pentathlon – 4791 (1972)[1][2] |
Biography
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She won the long jump gold medal in the 1972 Munich Olympics with a leap of 6.78 m, one centimetre ahead of Diana Yorgova of Bulgaria. Two days later in a thrilling pentathlon, she finished second to Mary Peters of Great Britain.[2]
After the three events on the first day Rosendahl was in the fifth place, 301 points behind Peters. On the second day, she jumped 6.83 m in the long jump (one cm short of the record) and ran the 200 m in 22.96 seconds. She finished with 4791 points, 16 points better than Burglinde Pollak's world record. She would have set a new world mark had not Peters finished the 200 m in 24.08 to better Rosendahl by a slender 10 points. To further prove her versatility, Rosendahl helped the West German 4 × 100 m team with Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler-Becker and Annegret Richter to the gold medal and a world record.
In 1970 and 1972 Rosendahl was chosen as the German Sportswoman of the Year. She had a degree in physical education and worked as athletics coach at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1976–1990) and Deutsche Leichtathletik-Verband (1993–2001). She is married to John Ecker, an American basketball player who won the 1969, 1970 and 1971 NCAA Championships as a member of the UCLA Bruins. Their son, Danny Ecker, was a world-class pole vaulter. Rosendahl's father, Heinz Rosendahl, was the German champion in the discus throw in 1948, 1951 and 1953.[2]
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