Beate Gummelt, née Anders (born 4 February 1968 in Leipzig

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), is a German track and field

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 athlete. She competed in the 1980s until 2000 in the walk. Before 1990 she competed for East Germany.

Her biggest success came in 1991, when she became the indoor world champion in the 3000 metre walk. In 1989 and 1990 she was the European indoor champion at that same distance. In 1990 and 1991 she set four world records. She took part in the 1992, 1996 and 200 summer Olympic games.

International results in detail

• 1987, 1987 world championship, 10 km street-walk: 16th place ( 47:00 Min.)
• 1989

  World indoor championship, 3000 m: 2nd place ( 12:07.73 Min.)

  European indoor championship: 3000 m: 1st place (12:21.91)

• 1990

  European indoor championship: 3000 m: 1st place (11:59.56)

  European championship: 6th place (45:18)

• 1991

  World indoor championship 3000 m: 1st place (11:50.90 Min.)

  World championship, 10 km street walk: 10th place (44:35 Min.)

• 1992

  Summer Olympic Games: 16th place (46:31 Min.)

  European indoor championship, 3000 m: 3rd place (11:55.41 Min.)

• 1993

  World championship, 10 km street walk: 5th place (43:28 Min.)

  World indoor championship 3000 m: 4th place (11:57.14 Min.)

• 1994

  European indoor championship, 3000 m: 2nd place (11:56.01 Min.)

  European championship, 10 km street walk: 9th place (44:09 Min.)

• 1995, World championship, 10 km street walk: 10th place (43:15 Min.)
• 1996, Summer Olympic Games: 10 km street walk: disqualified
• 1997, World championship 10,000 m track walk: quit
• 2000, Summer Olympic Games, 20 km street walk: 19th place (1:34:59)

German titles (20 total wins)

• 1987—1989: East German champion, 10,000 Meter street walk
• 1990: East German champion in the 5000 meter track walk
• 1991—1997 (from 1994 under the name Beate Gummelt): German champion in the 5000 meter track walk and in the 10 km street walk
• 1999: German champion in the 20 km street walk
• 2000: German champion in the 5000 m track walk

World records

• 3000 m track walk (indoor world records):

  11:59.36 Min., 4 March 1990 in Glasgow

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  11:56.0 Min., 17 February 1991 in Dortmund

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  11:50.90 Min., 9 March 1991 in Sevilla

• 5000 m track walk (unofficial free-air world record):

  20:07.52 Min., 23 June 1990 in Rostock

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Beate Anders belonged to the TSC Berlin when she represented East Germany and later the LAC Halensee Berlin. While she was competing she was 1.69 meters tall and weighed 52 kilograms.