Heike Drechsler

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Full Name	Heike Drechsler
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 16, 1964(1964-12-16)
Age	60
Birthplace	Gera
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Heike Drechsler Biography

Heike Drechsler is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 16, 1964 in Gera, Germany. Heike Gabriela Drechsler, German pronunciation: [‘haIk@ GabRi’e.la: ‘dReksla]; nee Daute; was born 16/12/64) is a former German track and field athlete. She represented East Germany, and later Germany. She is one of the greatest long jumpers of all time and holds the former world record. Her legal best was 7.48m in 1988. Her marginally wind-assisted leap of 7.63m (+2.1) in 1992 at Sestriere is still the longest a woman has ever jumped. She is the only woman to have won two Olympic gold medals for long jumping, in 1992 and 2000.

Drechsler was born Gera in Bezirk Gera (East Germany) (now Thuringia). She was active as a teenager in the Free German Youth (FDJ), and was elected to the Volkskammer in East Germany in 1984.

In October 1986, she was awarded a Star of People’s Friendship in gold (second class) for her sporting success. Several German websites, including her own, claim that Heike Drechsler was voted “Athlete of the Century” in 1999 by the IAAF. This is not quite correct: she was put on the “shortlist”, but the award was given to Fanny Blankers-Koen.

According to an article written by Ron Casey (an Australian statistician), in 1986 Drechsler made significant improvements to her 100 m and 200 m times. In one season she went from an 11.75-second 100 m to 10.91 seconds. Her 200 m time improved from 23.19 seconds to 21.71 seconds (equaling the world record) in the 1986 season.

Drechsler was also an Olympic champion. She won two World Championships (1983 and 1993) in long jump, as well as gold medals for the long jump in the World Indoor Championships 1987. Her European and German championships were also successful. Jackie Joyner-Kersee was Drechsler’s biggest rival in long jump. They were also good friends.

Heike Drechsler Net Worth

Heike Drechsler is one of the richest Politician from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Heike Drechsler 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

1981: 5891 points (Junior).1994: 674 Points in Talence

1983: 7.14m (23ft5in) in Bratislava/(Juniors).1985: 7.44m (24ft5in) in East Berlin1986. 7.45m (24ft5/4in) Tallinn1988. 7.48m (24ft6 /2in) Neubrandenburg1992 7.63m (25ft2in) Sestriere

1986: 21.71 seconds in Jena1986: 21.71 seconds in Stuttgart

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Heike Drechsler height 5 ft 11 in Heike weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Heike Drechsler Dating?

According to our records, Heike Drechsler married to Andreas Drechsler. As of December 1, 2023, Heike Drechsler’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1991, after the fall of East Germany, Brigitte Berendonk and Werner Franke found several theses and dissertations quoting former GDR doping researchers in the Military Medical Academy Bad Saarow (MMA). The basis of the work reconstructed state-organized doping practices involving many well-known GDR athletes, including Heike Drechsler. Indications were that Heike Drechsler used high doses of Oral Turinabol plus more testosterone ester injections before competitions from 1982 to 1984. In 1993, Drechsler challenged Brigitte Berendonk, accusing her of lying in a lawsuit. In the case, the full annual dosage schedules, and charts of the development of sport performance as a function of the dosage amount, were released. Drechsler lost the lawsuit. In favour of Drechsler must be said, that she also won alot of titles after the DDR time (after 1989), when she started for the merged german team and was tested regularly.

Facts & Trivia

Heike Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Heike Drechsler celebrates birthday on December 16 of every year.

There were many accusations of drug use while she competed for East Germany. She has never failed a drug test during her career; however, all East German athletes competing abroad were tested before departure to avoid getting caught. In 2001, the BBC claimed she has admitted to unknowingly taking prohibited substances in the early 1980s under orders from her team doctors.

Top Facts about Heike Drechsler

1. Heike Drechsler is a retired German track and field athlete.
2. She won two Olympic gold medals in long jump.
3. Drechsler also won four World Championship titles in long jump.
4. Her personal best in long jump is 7.48 meters.
5. She set the world record for indoor long jump in 1988.
6. Drechsler was named Female Athlete of the Year twice by IAAF.
7. She competed for East Germany before reunification in 1990.
8. Drechsler also competed in sprinting events, winning silver at Olympics.
9. She retired from athletics after the 2004 season at age 39.
10. Drechsler has since worked as a sports commentator and politician

When did Heike Drechsler retire?

“I enjoyed running shorter distances and competing indoors. When I retired in 1987 , it wasn’t just because of my achilles, but the fact that I had achieved everything I wanted to. It was the right time to retire from the sport.”

What is a Drechsler?

Drechsler became the standard German term for the occupation of wood turner.

Where is Heike Drechsler now?

Drechsler is now the public face of a health insurance company in Germany and is in demand for media appearances.

Will be disqualified if he steps to either side of the jump fails to go

over or through water?

Occurs when a steeplechaser either steps to one side of jump, fails to go over or through the water in the water jump , or trails a foot or leg below the top of the hurdle to one side of it.

What does XO mean in high jump?

o→ a valid attempt (it can also be xo or xxo status), x→ a failed attempt (it can also be xx or xxx status), -→ a passed attempt (it can also be x- or xx- status), r→ an athlete that has retired from an event (it can also be xr or xxr status).