Beate Edeltraud Peters is a retired
West GermanWest Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
javelin throwThe javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er.
She finished seventh at the
1983 World ChampionshipsThe inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....
and the
1984 Summer OlympicsThe 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
. She then won bronze medals at the
1986 European ChampionshipsThe 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.-Track:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Field:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Track:...
and the
1987 World ChampionshipsThe 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...
. She also participated at the 1988 Olympics, but did not reach the final.
She became West German champion in 1985 and 1986. She represented the clubs OSC Dortmund and TV Wattenscheid.
Her personal best throw was 69.56 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in July 1986 in
BerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. This ranks her tenth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind
Petra FelkePetra Meier, nee Felke is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion who represented East Germany....
(who held the
world recordWorld records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....
), Antje Kempe,
Silke RenkSilke Renk is a retired javelin thrower from Germany.She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she finished fifth, and at the 1990 European Championships where she finished fourth.She then experienced her career highlight as she won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics...
,
Beate KochBeate Koch is a former German athlete who competed mainly in the women's javelin throw event during her career. She competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where she won the bronze medal in the women's javelin throw competition.-Achievements:-References:*...
,
Karen ForkelKaren Forkel is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner. In the 1990s she was among the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success came in the 1992 Summer Olympics when she took the bronze medal with a throw of 66.86 meters.Her personal best throw with the...
,
Tanja DamaskeTanja Damaske is a former female javelin thrower from Germany, best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A year earlier she gained the bronze medal at the World Championships. A five-time German champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired...
,
Ruth FuchsRuth Fuchs, née Gamm is a German politician and former athlete. Fuchs, representing East Germany, was the winner of the women's javelin at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games...
,
Ingrid ThyssenIngrid Thyssen is a retired West German javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics, seventh at the 1986 European Championships, ninth at the 1987 World Championships, eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics and sixth at the 1990 European Championships.She became West German champion...
and
Susanne JungSusanne Jung is a retired East German javelin thrower. She represented the club SC Turbine Erfurt.She won the silver medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade and finished fifth at the 1987 World Championships....
.
Private life
Beate Peters is
openlyComing out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
lesbianLesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
and lives with retired hepathlete
Sabine BraunSabine Braun is a German former athlete in track and field. Because she had talents in several disciplines, Sabine Braun competed in the heptathlon and had a number of successes...
.
Achievements
| Representing |
| 1983 |
World Championships The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....
|
Helsinki, Finland |
7th |
62.42 m |
| 1984 |
Olympic Games |
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|
7th |
62.34 m |
| 1988 |
Olympic Games |
Seoul, South Korea |
14th |
60.20 m |