Susanne Jung is a retired East German 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...

er. She represented the club SC Turbine Erfurt.

She won the silver medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade

1987 Summer Universiade

The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, Croatia . It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams.-Medal table:...

 and finished fifth 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...

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Her personal best throw was 69.60 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in August 1987 in Potsdam

Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....

. This ranks her ninth 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...

, 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...

 and Ingrid Thyssen

Ingrid Thyssen

Ingrid Thyssen is a retired West German javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics, seventh at the 1986 European Championships, ninth at the 1987 World Championships, eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics and sixth at the 1990 European Championships.She became West German champion...

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