Anke Behmer
Anke Vater in 1983
Personal information
Birth nameAnke Vater
Born (1961-06-05) 5 June 1961
Stavenhagen, Bezirk Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Heptathlon
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Helsinki Heptathlon
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Stuttgart Heptathlon

Anke Behmer (née Vater, born 5 June 1961) is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the heptathlon.

She won the bronze medal for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea with a personal best score of 6858 points.[1] This result ranks her fourth among German heptathletes, behind Sabine Braun, Sabine Paetz and Ramona Neubert.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anke Behmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2018. Full name: Anke Behmer (Vater-)
  2. ↑ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). German Athletics Association. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2018.


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