 Ilona Slupianek in 1981 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | Ilona Schoknecht (1956-09-24)24 September 1956 (age 69) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
Spouse | Hartmut Briesenick |
| Sport | |
| Country |  East Germany |
| Sport | athletics |
Event | Shot put |
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | 22.45 m (1980) |
Medal record | |
Ilona Longo (néeSchoknecht, divorcedBriesenick andSlupianek; born 24 September 1956) is a German formershot putter who representedEast Germany. As Ilona Slupianek, she won the 1980 Olympic title in Moscow and won European titles in 1978 and 1982. She is also a seven-time GDR champion. She twice broke theworld record with puts of 22.36 metres and 22.45 metres in 1980. She was suspended for a year for doping.
Born inDemmin, in theEast GermanBezirk Neubrandenburg, as Ilona Schoknecht she finished fifth at the1976 Montreal Olympics with 20.54m. In 1977, she was disqualified after she tested positive for anabolic steroids at the European Cup meeting in Helsinki, where she dominated her event with a superlative 21.20.[1]
The International Amateur Athletics Federation suspended Slupianek for 12 months, a penalty that ended two days before the 1978 European championships in Prague. In the reverse of what the IAAF hoped, sending her home toEast Germany meant she was free to train unchecked with anabolic steroids, if she wanted to, and then compete for another gold medal. Now competing as Ilona Slupianek, she did win the gold medal in Prague, with a put of 21.41m. She went on to win theEuropean Indoor title in 1979.[2] She then won thegold medal at the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow. In the next years she obtained gold at theEuropean Indoor Championships in 1981 and theEuropean Championships in 1982, followed by abronze medal at the1983 World Championships.[2]
In 1984, she married fellow GDR shot putterHartmut Briesenick. Competing as Ilona Briesenick, she won her final major medal when winning silver at the 1987 World Indoor Championships.
From 1976 to 1986 she was a deputy in the East German legislature, theVolkskammer, for theFDJ. She married for the third time in 2008. As of 2013, she lives in Italy. She had one daughter with Briesenick.[3]
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| Preceded by | Women's shot put World Record Holder 2 May 1980 – 27 May 1984 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1980 | Succeeded by |
European Athletics Championships champions in women'sshot put | |
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