Heike Drechsler

Heike Drechsler
Drechsler in 1990
Personal information
Nickname
Heike Spix
NationalityGerman
BornHeike Gabriela Daute
(1964-12-16) 16 December 1964
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTrack 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 4 × 100 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.