Heike Gabriela Drechsler is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany.
12 Facts About Heike Drechsler
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Heike Drechsler's marginally wind-assisted jump of 7.63 metres in 1992 at altitude in Sestriere, is still the furthest a woman has ever long jumped.
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Heike Drechsler is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump, winning in 1992 and 2000.
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Heike Drechsler was born in Gera, Bezirk Gera, East Germany.
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Heike Drechsler married Andreas Drechsler in July 1984 and competed as Heike Drechsler from then on.
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Heike Drechsler had numerous successes in European and German championships.
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In 1986, Heike Drechsler twice equalled Marita Koch's 200 metres sprint world record and set two long jump world records and equalled one in 1985 and 1986.
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Several German websites, including her own, claim that Heike Drechsler was voted "Athlete of the Century" in 1999 by the IAAF.
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Heike Drechsler has never failed a drug test during her career; however, all East German athletes competing abroad were tested before departure to avoid getting caught.
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Indications were that Heike Drechsler used high doses of Oral Turinabol plus more testosterone ester injections before competitions from 1982 to 1984.
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In 1993, Heike Drechsler challenged Brigitte Berendonk, accusing her of lying in a lawsuit.
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However, Heike Drechsler continued to win titles after the DDR time, when she started for the merged German team and was tested regularly.