About Birgit Pohl
Lived 1954 – 2022 (aged 68). Birgit Pohl was a German athletics competitor.
Birgit Pohl (22 April 1954 – 21 June 2022) was a German Paralympian athlete competing mainly in throwing events.
Career She competed in her first Paralympics in 1996 in Atlanta, United States, where she won a gold medal in the F32–33 shot put. She returned to the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia where she won a gold in the F33–34 discus throw.
After an unsuccessful 2004 games in Athens, Greece, failing to win a medal in any of her three events, discus, shot or javelin, she competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a silver medal in the women's F32–34/52–53 shot put event and a bronze in the T33/34/52/53 javelin throw.
Pohl announced her retirement from sports in 2012. She died on 21 June 2022 at the age of 68.
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Who was Birgit Pohl?
German Paralympic athlete (1954–2022)
When was Birgit Pohl born?
Birgit Pohl was born on 22 April 1954 in Gera.
When did Birgit Pohl die?
Birgit Pohl died on 21 June 2022.
What was Birgit Pohl's occupation?
Birgit Pohl was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Birgit Pohl?
Birgit Pohl was German.
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