Ramona Neubert

Ramona Neubert née Göhler (born July 26, 1958 in Pirna, Saxony) is a former heptathlete from East Germany. Her biggest triumph was winning the world title at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. She broke the world record four times in a row during the early 1980s.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	6th	Pentathlon
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	4th	Pentathlon
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	Heptathlon
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	Heptathlon

References

Ramona Neubert profile at IAAF

Records
Preceded by Nadezhda Vinogradova	Women's Heptathlon World Record Holder May 24, 1981 – May 6, 1984	Succeeded by Sabine John
Sporting positions
Preceded by Zoya Spasovkhodskaya	Women's Heptathlon Best Year Performance 1981 — 1983	Succeeded by Sabine John

World Champions in Women's Heptathlon

1983: Ramona Neubert (GDR)
1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
1991: Sabine Braun (GER)
1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
1995: Ghada Shouaa (SYR)
1997: Sabine Braun (GER)
1999: Eunice Barber (FRA)
2001: Yelena Prokhorova (RUS)
2003: Carolina Klüft (SWE)
2005: Carolina Klüft (SWE)
2007: Carolina Klüft (SWE)
2009: Jessica Ennis (GBR)
2011: Tatyana Chernova (RUS)
2013: Hanna Melnychenko (UKR)
2015: Jessica Ennis-Hill (GBR)

European Champions in women's heptathlon

1982: Ramona Neubert (GDR) 1986: Anke Vater (GDR) 1990–94: Sabine Braun (GER) 1998: Denise Lewis (GBR) 2002–06: Carolina Klüft (SWE) 2010: Jessica Ennis (GBR) 2012–14: Antoinette Nana Djimou (FRA)

World Best Year Performance in Women's Heptathlon

1980: Zoya Spasovkhodskaya (URS)
1981–1983: Ramona Neubert (GDR)
1984: Sabine John (GDR)
1985–1988: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
1989: Larisa Nikitina (URS)
1990–1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
1994: Heike Drechsler (GER)
1995–1996: Ghada Shouaa (SYR)
1997: Sabine Braun (GER)
1998: Denise Lewis (GBR)
1999–2001: Eunice Barber (FRA)
2002–2004: Carolina Klüft (SWE)
2005: Eunice Barber (FRA)
2006–2007: Carolina Klüft (SWE)
2008: Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR)
2009–2010: Jessica Ennis (GBR)
2011: Tatyana Chernova (RUS)
2012: Jessica Ennis (GBR)
2013: Tatyana Chernova (RUS)
2014: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)

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