Burglinde Pollak
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Burglinde Pollak, née Grimm, (born June 10, 1951 in Alt-Plötzin, Brandenburg
) is a German
athlete who mainly competed in the women's pentathlon.
She competed for East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics
held in Munich
, Germany
where she won the bronze medal in the pentathlon. She repeated this feat four years later in Montreal
finishing third behind team mates Siegrun Siegl
in first and Christine Laser
in second for an East German clean sweep.
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
) is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
athlete who mainly competed in the women's pentathlon.
She competed for East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
held in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
where she won the bronze medal in the pentathlon. She repeated this feat four years later in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
finishing third behind team mates Siegrun Siegl
Siegrun Siegl
Siegrun Siegl, née Thon is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the pentathlon and later long jump....
in first and Christine Laser
Christine Laser
Christine Laser, néé Bodner, is a former German athlete who mainly competed in the pentathlon....
in second for an East German clean sweep.