Waltraud Pöhlitz, née Kaufmann (born 10 March 1942, in Brockau) is a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

middle distance runner who specialised in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

. She won the silver medal at the 1962 European Championships, finished eighth at the 1966 European Championships and competed at the

at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

without reaching the final. In domestic competitions, she represented the sports club SC Chemie Halle. She became East German champion in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966. and East German indoor champion in 1964, 1965 and 1967. In 1967 she also became

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

champion.East German championships, women's 1500 metres
– Sport-Komplett

References

1942 births Living people People from Vogtlandkreis East German female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics SC Chemie Halle athletes European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub