Ingrid Thyssen

Ingrid Anna Thyssen (born 9 September 1956 in Aachen) is a retired West German javelin thrower.

She finished seventh at the 1978 European Championships, competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the final, finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics, seventh at the 1986 European Championships, ninth at the 1987 World Championships, eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics and sixth at the 1990 European Championships.

She became West German champion eight times, in the years 1979-1984, 1987 and 1988. She represented the clubs TG Aachen, ASV Köln and LG Bayer Leverkusen.

Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in August 1987 in West Berlin. This ranks her eighth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk, Beate Koch, Karen Forkel, Tanja Damaske and Ruth Fuchs.