Antje Zöllkau

Antje Zöllkau

Antje Kempe in 1984
Personal information
Birth name	Antje Kempe
Nationality	East Germany
Born	22 June 1963 (1963-06-22) (age 61) Saalfeld, Thuringia, East Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	East Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	SC Motor Jena
Achievements and titles
Personal best	72.16 m (1984)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing East Germany European Championships 1982 Athens Javelin

Antje Zöllkau (née Kempe, born 22 June 1963) is a German former javelin thrower who represented East Germany. The 1982 European silver medallist, her best javelin throw of 72.16 metres in 1984, ranks her in the world all-time top 10 for the Pre-1999 old model javelin.

Career

Born Antje Kempe in Saalfeld, Thuringia, she won the silver medals at the 1981 European Junior Championships and the 1982 European Championships. She then competed at the 1983 World Championships, finishing eleventh. She won the GDR Championship title in 1983 with a throw of 68.42 metres.

Her personal best throw was 72.16 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in May 1984 in Celje. This ranks her second among German javelin throwers, only behind Petra Felke (who held the world record with the old javelin type).

International competitions

All results regarding javelin throw

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing East Germany
1981	European Junior Championships	Utrecht, Netherlands	2nd	60.60 m
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	67.94 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	58.82 m

References

• Antje Zöllkau at World Athletics