Anke Behmer ( Vater, born 5 June 1961) is a former

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who competed mainly in the

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. She won the bronze medal for East Germany at the

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held in

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with a personal best score of 6858 points. This result ranks her fourth among German heptathletes, behind Sabine Braun,

Sabine Paetz Sabine John (née Möbius, divorced Paetz, born 16 October 1957) is a retired East German heptathlete. She broke the world record in 1984 with a score of 6946 points, and won silver medals at the 1983 World Championships, and the 1988 Olympi ...

and

Ramona Neubert Ramona Neubert ( Göhler, later Raulf, born 26 July 1958 in Pirna, Bezirk Dresden) is a former heptathlete from East Germany. Her biggest triumph was winning the world title at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. She wou ...

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