Antje Zöllkau

Antje Zöllkau

Antje Kempe in 1984
Personal information
Birth name Antje Kempe
Nationality  East Germany
Born June 22, 1963 (1963-06-22) (age 52)
Saalfeld, Thuringia, East Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country  East Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Club SC Motor Jena
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 72.16 m (1984)

Antje Zöllkau, née Kempe (born 22 June 1963 in Saalfeld, Thuringia) is a retired javelin thrower who represented East Germany.

She won the silver medals at the 1981 European Junior Championships and the 1982 European Championships. She then competed at the 1983 World Championships, finishing eleventh.

She never won any medal at the German championships.[1]

Her personal best throw was 72.16 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in May 1984 in Celje. This ranks her second among German javelin throwers, only behind Petra Felke (who held the world record with the old javelin type).[2]

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