Bärbel Wöckel
Bärbel Wöckel (née Eckert; born 21 March 1955) is a former East German sprinter. She never ran a world record in the individual disciplines. However, she ran several world records as part of relay teams with Doris Maletzki, Renate Stecher and Christina Heinich over 4 x 100 meters, the last time on September 8, 1974, in Rome. At the GDR Championships she took first place in the 4 x 100-meter relay in 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981 to 1984. In 1976 she won third place with the team.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
| Representing East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1976 Montreal | 200 m | |
| 1976 Montreal | 4 × 100 m relay | |
| 1980 Moscow | 200 m | |
| 1980 Moscow | 4 × 100 m relay | |
Documents uncovered after the fall of communism showed that during this time Wöckel, like many of her East German colleagues, participated in the state-organized doping program. Despite this, her records and medals have been allowed to stand.
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