Gisela Beyer is a retired East German discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

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She finished fourth at the 1980 Summer Olympics, fourth at the 1982 European Championships

1982 European Championships in Athletics

The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...

 and fifth at the 1983 World Championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....

. She represented the sports team ASK Vorwärts Potsdam and became East German champion in 1983 and 1984.

Her personal best throw was 73.10 metres, achieved in July 1984 in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

. This result ranks her ninth on the world all-time list and fifth among German discus throwers, behind Gabriele Reinsch

Gabriele Reinsch

Gabriele Reinsch is a German track and field athlete. She represented East Germany in the Olympic games in the discus throw....

, Ilke Wyludda

Ilke Wyludda

Ilke Wyludda is a former discus thrower from Germany.She set eleven junior records at discus throw and even two at shot put, and became junior world champion. Between 1989 and 1991 she recorded 41 successive wins, only to be beaten by Tsvetanka Khristova at the 1991 World Championships...

, Diana Gansky-Sachse and Irina Meszynski

Irina Meszynski

Irina Meszynski is a retired East German discus thrower.On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's discus throw at 73.36 meters...

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Gisela Beyer is the sister of Olympic gold medalist shot putter Udo Beyer

Udo Beyer

Udo Beyer is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.- Life :Beyer is the oldest of the six children of heating mechanic Hans-Georg Beyer and his wife Eva-Marie and was born in Stalinstadt, today Eisenhüttenstadt. He grew up in Breslack, , and in Eisenhüttenstadt...

 and Olympic gold medalist in handball Hans-Georg Beyer

Hans-Georg Beyer

Hans-Georg Beyer is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics....

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Achievements

Representing
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	65.26 m