Petra Felke

Javelin Thrower

Birthday June 30, 1959

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Germany

Age 65 years old

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About

Javelin thrower who won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Before Fame

She was an active youth athlete.

Trivia

She became the first woman to throw a javelin more than 80 meters.

Family Life

She was born in Saalfeld, Thuringia, East Germany.

Associated With

She won her Olympic gold when she finished just ahead of silver-medalist Fatima Whitbread.