Brigitte Roesen (born 18 January 1944) is a German female former
track and field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
athlete who competed for
West Germany
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...
in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
. Her greatest achievement was a gold medal at the
1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held between 11–12 March 1972 in Grenoble, France.
The track used for the championships was 180 metres long.
Medal summary Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
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, which she won in a career best distance of . She also competed at the
1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held on 13 and 14 March 1971 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
The track used for the championships was 200 metres long.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
* (5 ...
, but did not win a medal.
Brigitte Roesen
Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
International competitions
See also
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References
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Living people
1944 births
West German female long jumpers
German female long jumpers