Carla Bodendorf

Athletics competitor
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IntroAthletics competitor
PlacesGermany Germany
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth13 August 1953, Eilsleben
Age71 years
Star signLeo
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Biography

Carla Bodendorf (née Rietig on 13 August 1953) is a retired East German sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics; individually she finished 4th in the 200 meters. She won two bronze medals in these events at the 1978 European Athletics Championships.
She was part of two East German 4×100 relay teams that held the world record for three years from 1976 to 1979.
After retiring from competitions, Bodendorf worked as a sports teacher, and then became a politician and project manager at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt. She is married to Jürgen Bodendorf, a long and triple jumper and a football coach.

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