Ilona Slupianek

Ilona Slupianek

Ilona Slupianek in 1981
Personal information
Birth name	Ilona Schoknecht
Nationality	German
Born	(1956-09-24) 24 September 1956 (age 68) Demmin, Bezirk Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Spouse	Hartmut Briesenick
Sport
Country	East Germany
Sport	athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best	22.45 m (1980)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Shot put World Championships 1983 Helsinki Shot put World Indoor Championships 1987 Indianapolis Shot put European Championships 1978 Prague Shot put 1982 Athens Shot put IAAF World Cup 1977 Düsseldorf Shot put 1979 Montréal Shot put 1981 Rome Shot put Universiade 1979 Mexico City Shot put

Ilona Longo (née Schoknecht, divorced Briesenick and Slupianek; born 24 September 1956) is a German former shot putter who represented East Germany. As Ilona Slupianek, she won the 1980 Olympic title in Moscow and won European titles in 1978 and 1982. She is also a seven-time GDR champion. She twice broke the world record with puts of 22.36 metres and 22.45 metres in 1980. She was suspended for a year for doping.