Margitta Pufe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Margitta Pufe

East German shot putter

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1952

Place of Birth: Gera, Thuringia, Germany

Profession: discus thrower, shot putter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Margitta Pufe (née Ludewig, formerly known as Margitta Droese or Margitta Droese-Pufe, born 10 September 1952 in Gera, Thuringia), is a German track athlete, who from the mid-1970s to 1980 competed for the German Democratic Republic and was among the world's best shot putters and discus throwers.
Her greatest achievement was winning a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in shot put.Pufe started her career with SC Motor Jena and trained under Ingrid Kleppe.
While competing, Pufe was 1.80 m tall and weighed 83 kg.
After her competitive career came to an end, Pufe remained active in the sport as a shot put and discus coach first for VEB Carl Zeiss Jena and currently for TuS Jena.