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Heike Gabriela Drechsler ( German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪkə ˈdʁɛkslɐ] ⓘ; née Daute; born 16 December 1964) is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany.
Heike Gabriela Drechsler, geborene Daute, adoptierte Spix, wieder verheiratete Drechsler-Bryggare (* 16. Dezember 1964 in Gera) ist eine ehemalige, sowohl für die DDR als auch für das wiedervereinigte Deutschland erfolgreiche Leichtathletin, die 1992 und 2000 Olympiasiegerin im Weitsprung wurde.
All-time Personal Top 10. Heike DRECHSLER, Germany.
Biography. Born in Gera, East Germany, Heike Drechsler's father died when she was very young, but she overcame that to become one of the most impressive German track & field athletes, first representing East Germany and later Germany after the reunification.
In 2014 she was inducted into the International Track and Field Hall of Fame as the first German woman along with Marita Koch. Drechsler later married former Finnish Olympic hurdler Arto Bryggare.
Heïke Drechsler, née Daute, began her career as an all-rounder, winning the Spartakiad at High Jump and Long Jump in 1979, and scoring a Heptathlon World Junior record in 1981.
Oct 20, 2015 · The 19th episode of the third season of IAAF Inside Athletics is available to watch online now and features an exclusive interview with Heike Drechsler, one of the greatest long jumpers ever.
Drechsler set five outdoor world records, two in the 200, and three in the long jump, and eight indoor world records, one in the 200 and seven in the long jump.
In 1998, no athlete had ever won five individual gold medals in European Championships history. Relive how Heike Drechsler changed all that.For more on Europ...
Heike Drechsler achieved some unprecedented feats in an international career spanning nearly 25 seasons, including an odds-defying display at the Budapest 1998 European Athletics Championships where she won a record fifth individual gold medal.
