Heide Rosendahl

German pentathlete

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Heide Rosendahl

Rosendahl c. 1972

Personal information
Born| 14 February 1947 (1947-02-14) (age 77)
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]

Medal record

Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
|  1972 Munich | Long jump
|  1972 Munich | 4×100 metre relay
|  1972 Munich | Pentathlon
European Championships
|  1971 Helsinki | Pentathlon
|  1966 Budapest | Pentathlon
|  1971 Helsinki | Long jump

Rosendahl on a 1972 stamp of Umm al-Quwain

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.

## 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 held the world record for 1.12 seconds before Peters bettered it by 10 points on finishing her 200 m race in 24.08 seconds. To further prove her versatility, she 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; holding off the East German sprints champion Renate Stecher, in the process.

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]

## References

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1. ^ Heide Rosendahl. trackfield.brinkster.net
2. ^ a b c Heide Rosendahl Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
3. ^ "East German Sets Record at Games", Ottawa Journal, September 4, 1970, p. 24

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Awards

Preceded by

Liesel Westermann

|  German Sportswoman of the Year
1970  | Succeeded by

Ingrid Mickler-Becker

Preceded by

Ingrid Mickler-Becker

|  German Sportswoman of the Year
1972  | Succeeded by

Uta Schorn

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Olympic champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay

* 1928:  Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, Jane Bell, Myrtle Cook (CAN)
* 1932:  Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers, Wilhelmina von Bremen (USA)
* 1936:  Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson, Helen Stephens (USA)
* 1948:  Xenia Stad-de Jong, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED)
* 1952:  Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy (USA)
* 1956:  Shirley Barbara de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert (AUS)
* 1960:  Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph (USA)
* 1964:  Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska (POL)
* 1968:  Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus (USA)
* 1972:  Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl (FRG)
* 1976:  Marlies Göhr, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf, Bärbel Wöckel (GDR)
* 1980:  Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr (GDR)
* 1984:  Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough, Evelyn Ashford (USA)
* 1988:  Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Dannette Young (USA)
* 1992:  Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry, Gwen Torrence, Michelle Finn (USA)
* 1996:  Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, Carlette Guidry (USA)
* 2000:  Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Lewis (BAH)
* 2004:  Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald (JAM)
* 2008:  Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert (BEL)
* 2012:  Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh, Lauryn Williams (USA)
* 2016:  Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Tori Bowie, English Gardner, Morolake Akinosun (USA)
* 2020:  Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison, Remona Burchell (JAM)
* 2024:  Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson (USA)

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Olympic champions in women's long jump

* 1948:  Olga Gyarmati (HUN)
* 1952:  Yvette Williams (NZL)
* 1956:  Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL)
* 1960:  Vera Krepkina (URS)
* 1964:  Mary Rand (GBR)
* 1968:  Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROU)
* 1972:  Heide Rosendahl (FRG)
* 1976:  Angela Voigt (GDR)
* 1980:  Tatyana Kolpakova (URS)
* 1984:  Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (ROU)
* 1988:  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
* 1992:  Heike Drechsler (GER)
* 1996:  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)
* 2000:  Heike Drechsler (GER)
* 2004:  Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)
* 2008:  Maurren Maggi (BRA)
* 2012:  Brittney Reese (USA)
* 2016:  Tianna Bartoletta (USA)
* 2020:  Malaika Mihambo (GER)
* 2024:  Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA)

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European Athletics Championships heptathlon and pentathlon

Pentathlon|

* 1950:  Arlette Ben Hamo (FRA)
* 1954:  Aleksandra Chudina (URS)
* 1958:  Galina Bystrova (URS)
* 1962:  Galina Bystrova (URS)
* 1966:  Valentina Tikhomirova (URS)
* 1969:  Liese Prokop (AUT)
* 1971:  Heide Rosendahl (FRG)
* 1974:  Nadiya Tkachenko (URS)
* 1978:  Margit Papp (HUN)

Heptathlon|

* 1982:  Ramona Neubert (GDR)
* 1986:  Anke Vater (GDR)
* 1990:  Sabine Braun (FRG)
* 1994:  Sabine Braun (GER)
* 1998:  Denise Lewis (GBR)
* 2002:  Carolina Klüft (SWE)
* 2006:  Carolina Klüft (SWE)
* 2010:  Jessica Ennis (GBR)
* 2012:  Antoinette Nana Djimou (FRA)
* 2014:  Antoinette Nana Djimou (FRA)
* 2016:  Anouk Vetter (NED)
* 2018:  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)
* 2022:  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)
* 2024:  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)

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European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's long jump

* 1966:  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)
* 1967:  Berit Berthelsen (NOR)
* 1968:  Berit Berthelsen (NOR)
* 1969:  Irena Szewińska (POL)
* 1970:  Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROM)
* 1971:  Heide Rosendahl (FRG)
* 1972:  Brigitte Roesen (FRG)
* 1973:  Diana Yorgova (BUL)
* 1974:  Meta Antenen (SUI)
* 1975:  Dorina Catineanu (ROM)
* 1976:  Lidiya Alfeyeva (URS)
* 1977:  Jarmila Nygrýnová (TCH)
* 1978:  Jarmila Nygrýnová (TCH)
* 1979:  Siegrun Siegl (GDR)
* 1980:  Anna Włodarczyk (POL)
* 1981:  Karin Hänel (FRG)
* 1982:  Sabine Everts (FRG)
* 1983:  Eva Murková (TCH)
* 1984:  Sue Hearnshaw (GBR)
* 1985:  Galina Chistyakova (URS)
* 1986:  Heike Drechsler (FRG)
* 1987:  Heike Drechsler (FRG)
* 1988:  Heike Drechsler (FRG)
* 1989:  Galina Chistyakova (URS)
* 1990:  Galina Chistyakova (URS)
* 1992:  Larysa Berezhna (EUN)
* 1994:  Heike Drechsler (GER)
* 1996:  Renata Nielsen (DEN)
* 1998:  Fiona May (ITA)
* 2000:  Erica Johansson (SWE)
* 2002:  Niki Xanthou (GRE)
* 2005:  Naide Gomes (POR)
* 2007:  Naide Gomes (POR)
* 2009:  Ksenija Balta (EST)
* 2011:  Darya Klishina (RUS)
* 2013:  Darya Klishina (RUS)
* 2015:  Ivana Španović (SRB)
* 2017:  Ivana Španović (SRB)
* 2019:  Ivana Španović (SRB)
* 2021:  Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR)
* 2023:  Jazmin Sawyers (GBR)

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