Heike Drechsler

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Heike Drechsler

Drechsler at long jump
Personal information
Birth name	Heike Gabriela Daute[1]
Nickname	Heike Spix[1]
Nationality	German
Born	(1964-12-16) 16 December 1964 (age 59)[1] Gera, Bezirk Gera, East Germany[1]
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Long jump 1988 Seoul 100 m 1988 Seoul 200 m World Championships 1983 Helsinki Long jump 1987 Rome 100 m 1987 Rome Long jump World Indoor Championships 1987 Indianapolis 200 m 1987 Indianapolis Long jump European Championships 1986 Stuttgart 200 m 1986 Stuttgart Long jump 1990 Split Long jump 1990 Split 200 m Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Long jump 2000 Sydney Long jump World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Long jump 1991 Tokyo Long jump 1991 Tokyo 4x100 m relay European Championships 1994 Helsinki Long jump 1998 Budapest Long jump
Updated on 30 June 2015

Heike Gabriela Drechsler (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪkə ˈdʁɛkslɐ] ^ⓘ; née Daute; born 16 December 1964) is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany. One of the most successful long jumpers of all-time, she is a former world record holder and ranks third on the all-time list with her legal best of 7.48 metres in 1988. Her marginally wind-assisted jump of 7.63 metres (+2.1) in 1992 at altitude in Sestriere, is still the furthest a woman has ever long jumped. She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump, winning in 1992 and 2000.

Drechsler also won Olympic medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres in 1988, a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1987 World Championships, and is a former world record holder in the 200 metres with 21.71 seconds in 1986.