.jpg) Becker at the 1968 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1942 (1942-09-26) (age 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | LG Geseke USC Mainz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest(s) | 100 m – 11.2 (1971) 200 m – 23.3 (1970) 100 mH – 13.5 (1970) HJ – 1.71 m (1961) LJ – 6.76 m (1971) Pentathlon – 5098 (1968)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ingrid Mickler-Becker (German pronunciation:[ˈɪŋɡʁɪtˈmɪklɐˈbɛkɐ]ⓘ; néeIngrid Becker on 26 September 1942), is a former West Germanathlete who won gold medals at both the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games.[3]
Her international career lasted from 1960 to 1972. She finished second behindJoke Bijleveld in the long jump event at the British1962 WAAA Championships.[4]
She won thepentathlon gold medal at the1968 Summer Olympics and the 4 × 100 m relay gold medal at the1972 Summer Olympics. Becker was the first German woman[failed verification] to clear 1.70 m inhigh jump (1960) and 6.50 m in thelong jump (1967).[1]
At the 1969 European Athletics Championships she won a silver medal as a member of the 4 × 100 metre relay team. In 1970 she won the European Cup Final in 100 metres, defeating the favouriteRenate Stecher (GDR). Next year she won two European titles, in thelong jump and 4 × 100 m relay, and placed second in the 100 meters.[1] She won the BritishWAAA Championships title at the1970 WAAA Championships.[5][6]
Becker was electedGerman Sportswoman of the Year in 1968 and 1971, and received theSilbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Bay Leaf) in 1968. In 1969 she was awarded the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award, and then for many years worked for the German Sports Federation. In 1982–84 and 1986–90 she was vice president of the Federal Panel of Women Sports of theGerman Athletics Association.[1]
In 1990 she becamesecretary of state inRhineland-Palatinate, but lost this position when her party, theCDU, lost the election in 1991. Afterwards she worked for a German-Swiss consultancy company. In 2005, she was awarded the "Goldene Sportpyramide" (Golden Sport Pyramid) from theDeutsche Sporthilfe (German Sports Aid), and in 2006 she was inducted into theGermany's Sports Hall of Fame. She is a member of the GermanNational Olympic Committee.[1]
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| Preceded by | German Sportswoman of the Year 1968 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | German Sportswoman of the Year 1971 | Succeeded by |
European Athletics Championships champions in women'slong jump | |
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