Karin Illgen (1967)

Karin Illgen (born 7 April 1941 in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German discus thrower who competed for East Germany during her career. She represented East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, finishing in tenth place in the overall-rankings. Illgen is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's discus event at the 1970 Summer Universiade in Torino. She also participated at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics, but was eliminated in the qualification round.

She continues to throw in masters athletics.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Illgen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.