Anke Behmer

East German heptathlete

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Anke Behmer

Anke Vater in 1983

Personal information

Birth name

Anke Vater

Born

(1961-06-05) 5 June 1961 (age 62)
Stavenhagen, Bezirk Neubrandenburg, East Germany

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	Heptathlon
World Championships
	1983 Helsinki	Heptathlon
European Championships
	1986 Stuttgart	Heptathlon

Anke Behmer (née Vater, born 5 June 1961) is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the heptathlon.

She won the bronze medal for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea with a personal best score of 6858 points.^[1] This result ranks her fourth among German heptathletes, behind Sabine Braun, Sabine Paetz and Ramona Neubert.^[2]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anke Behmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2018. Full name: Anke Behmer (Vater-)
^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). German Athletics Association. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2018.