Ingrid Thyssen is a retired West German

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

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She finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Monday August 6, 1984. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final...

, seventh at the 1986 European Championships

1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin

These are the official results of the Women's javelin throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 29 August 1986...

, ninth at the 1987 World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987...

, eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Monday September 26, 1988. The top 12 and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final...

 and sixth at the 1990 European Championships

1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 30 August 1990...

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She became West German champion eight times, in the years 1979-1984, 1987 and 1988. She represented the clubs TG Aachen, ASV Köln and LG Bayer Leverkusen.

Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in August 1987 in West Berlin

West Berlin

West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...

. This ranks her eighth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke

Petra Felke

Petra Meier, nee Felke is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion who represented East Germany....

 (who held the world record

World records in athletics

World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....

), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk

Silke Renk

Silke Renk is a retired javelin thrower from Germany.She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she finished fifth, and at the 1990 European Championships where she finished fourth.She then experienced her career highlight as she won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics...

, Beate Koch

Beate Koch

Beate Koch is a former German athlete who competed mainly in the women's javelin throw event during her career. She competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where she won the bronze medal in the women's javelin throw competition.-Achievements:-References:*...

, Karen Forkel

Karen Forkel

Karen Forkel is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner. In the 1990s she was among the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success came in the 1992 Summer Olympics when she took the bronze medal with a throw of 66.86 meters.Her personal best throw with the...

, Tanja Damaske

Tanja Damaske

Tanja Damaske is a former female javelin thrower from Germany, best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A year earlier she gained the bronze medal at the World Championships. A five-time German champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired...

 and Ruth Fuchs

Ruth Fuchs

Ruth Fuchs, née Gamm is a German politician and former athlete. Fuchs, representing East Germany, was the winner of the women's javelin at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games...

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Achievements

Representing
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....	Helsinki, Finland	14th	59.70 m
1984	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...	Los Angeles, United States Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	6th	63.26 m
1988	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...	Seoul, South Korea	8th	60.76 m
1990	European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia .It was the last participation of East Germany ....	Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , Yugoslavia	6th	61.84 m