Petra Kandarr, née Vogt (born 20 August 1950 in Halle

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...

) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 and 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

.

At the 1969 European Championships

1969 European Championships in Athletics

The 9th European Athletics Championships were held from 16 September to 21 September 1969 in the Karaiskaki Stadium of Athens, the capital of Greece. New at these championships were the women's 1,500 metres and the women's 4x400 metres relay event....

 she won gold medals in both the 100 m and 200 m as well as a gold medal in 4x100 metres relay together with teammates Bärbel Podeswa

Bärbel Podeswa

Bärbel Podeswa, née Weidlich is a retired East German hurdler.She won the silver medal in 50 m hurdles at the 1968 European Indoor Games, behind Karin Balzer...

, Renate Meißner and Regina Höfer

Regina Höfer

Regina Höfer, née Pippig is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles.She competed in 80 metres hurdles at the 1966 European Championships without reaching the final...

. For this achievement she was selected as the DDR Sportswoman of the Year.

At the 1971 European Championships

1971 European Championships in Athletics

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 she won a silver medal in relay together with teammates Karin Balzer

Karin Balzer

Karin Balzer is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s.She was born Karin Richert in Magdeburg, and competed in several track and field events when she was young...

, Renate Stecher

Renate Stecher

Renate Stecher is a German athlete and a triple Olympic champion.Born as Renate Meißner, she was a very talented athlete, also competing in the high jump and pentathlon...

 and Ellen Stropahl. Kandarr then won a silver medal in 60 metres at the 1973 European Indoor Championships

1973 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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, behind Annegret Richter

Annegret Richter

Annegret Richter is a German athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion....

 of West Germany.

She competed for the club SC Chemie Halle during her active career.

Her daughter Jana Kandarr

Jana Kandarr

Jana Kandarr is a former German professional tennis player. Kandarr is notable for playing with her right hand, even though she is left-handed....

, born 1976, is a former professional tennis

Tennis

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player and competed at the 2000 Olympic Games.