Regina Höfer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | East German |
| Born | 18 October 1947 Leipzig, East Germany |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | hurdles |
Regina Höfer (née Pippig; born 18 October 1947, in ) is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles.
Biography
[edit]Höfer competed in 80 metres hurdles competition at the 1966 European Championships finishing 8th in the second semi-final.[1]
Höfer finished third behind Pat Jones in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British 1967 WAAA Championships.[2][3][4]
In 1968 she joined the sports club SC DHfK Leipzig, and trained under coach Karl-Heinz Balzer and with fellow athletes like Karin Balzer and Christina Heinich. The followng year she won a gold medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1969 European Championships, together with teammates Bärbel Podeswa, Renate Meißner and Petra Vogt.[5] In addition she placed sixth in both the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Information". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Board may forgive Anne". Sunday Express. 2 July 1967. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Krastev, Todor (7 November 2009). "Women 4x100m Relay European Championships 1969 Athens (GRE)". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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