Christine Laser
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Christine Laser, néé Bodner, (born 19 March 1951 in Mattstedt
, near Apolda
, Thüringen
) is a former German
athlete who mainly competed in the pentathlon
.
She competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics
held in Montreal
, Canada
where she won the silver medal in the pentathlon between team mates Siegrun Siegl
and Burglinde Pollak
for an East German clean sweep.
Mattstedt
Mattstedt is a municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany....
, near Apolda
Apolda
Apolda is a town in central Thuringia, Germany, the capital of the Weimarer Land district. It is situated in the center of the triangle Weimar - Jena - Naumburg near the river Ilm, c. 15 km east by north from Weimar, on the main line of railway from Berlin via Halle, to...
, Thüringen
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
) is a former 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 pentathlon
Pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...
.
She competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
held 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...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where she won the silver medal in the pentathlon between 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....
and Burglinde Pollak
Burglinde Pollak
Burglinde Pollak, née Grimm, is a German athlete who mainly competed in the women's pentathlon....
for an East German clean sweep.