Rita Windbrake is considered one of the greatest Deaflympic athletes of all time with a career record of 24 medals at the Deaflympics, including 14 gold medals.[5]
In 1984, she won the German-American 1500 metres Deaf track meet.[6]
She also holds several world records in Athletics including 800 metres for women.[7] Windbrake also holds the Deaflympic records for 800 metres, 1000 metres, 1500 metres etc.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Windbrake Rita | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^"Rita Windbrake". www.mastersathletics.net. from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^Hamer, Bernd (1 February 2009). Bergisches Olympiabuch Teil 1: Solingen und Remscheid: Die Teilnehmer der Olympischen Spiele, Paralympics und Deaflympics (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN9783837054248. from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^Tenuta, Jean (10 June 1984). "Windbrake Stars For German Deaf". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^"Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^L, Peter (9 June 1984). "Windbrake Getting Better With Time". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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rita, windbrake, born, july, 1945, former, german, deaf, track, field, athlete, represented, both, west, germany, germany, deaflympics, world, deaf, championships, personal, informationborn28, july, 1945, 1945, bornheimyears, active1965, 1993sportsportathletic. Rita Windbrake born 28 July 1945 is a former German deaf track and field athlete 1 She represented both West Germany and Germany at Deaflympics World Deaf Championships 2 3 Rita WindbrakePersonal informationBorn28 July 1945 1945 07 28 age 78 BornheimYears active1965 1993SportSportAthleticsClubASV KolnMedal record Women s AthleticsRepresenting West GermanyEvent 1st 2nd 3rdDeaflympics 14 5 4DeaflympicsBelgrade 1969 400mBelgrade 1969 800mMalmo 1973 1500mMalmo 1973 400mMalmo 1973 800mBucharest 1977 400mBucharest 1977 4 100m relayBucharest 1977 800mKorn 1981 1500mKorn 1981 400mKorn 1981 800mLos Angeles 1985 1500mLos Angeles 1985 3000mLos Angeles 1985 800mBucharest 1977 1500mBucharest 1977 4 400m relayKorn 1981 4 100m relayKorn 1977 4 400m relayLos Angeles 1985 4 400m relayWashington D C 1965 4 100m relayBelgrade 1969 4 100m relayMalmo 1973 4 100m relayLos Angeles 1985 4 100m relayRepresenting GermanyEvent 1st 2nd 3rdDeaflympics 0 1 0Sofia 1993 1500mWindbrake competed at the Deaflympics on seven occasions from 1965 to 1993 4 Rita Windbrake is considered one of the greatest Deaflympic athletes of all time with a career record of 24 medals at the Deaflympics including 14 gold medals 5 In 1984 she won the German American 1500 metres Deaf track meet 6 She also holds several world records in Athletics including 800 metres for women 7 Windbrake also holds the Deaflympic records for 800 metres 1000 metres 1500 metres etc 8 References edit Windbrake Rita Deaflympics www deaflympics com Archived from the original on 7 July 2017 Retrieved 1 November 2017 Rita Windbrake www mastersathletics net Archived from the original on 5 October 2017 Retrieved 5 October 2017 Hamer Bernd 1 February 2009 Bergisches Olympiabuch Teil 1 Solingen und Remscheid Die Teilnehmer der Olympischen Spiele Paralympics und Deaflympics in German BoD Books on Demand ISBN 9783837054248 Archived from the original on 13 April 2023 Retrieved 19 November 2020 Tenuta Jean 10 June 1984 Windbrake Stars For German Deaf Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Archived from the original on 28 August 2017 Retrieved 9 January 2018 Deaflympics 2017 Samsun www deaflympics2017 org in Turkish Archived from the original on 5 October 2017 Retrieved 5 October 2017 L Peter 9 June 1984 Windbrake Getting Better With Time Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Archived from the original on 5 October 2017 Retrieved 5 October 2017 800 meter ALL TIME Rankings www mastersathletics net Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 5 October 2017 Women s Athletics Deaflympics www deaflympics com Archived from the original on 4 November 2017 Retrieved 5 October 2017 External links editRita Windbrake at Deaflympics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rita Windbrake amp oldid 1165538749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
