Long jump
Women
Table:
Year
Distance
Athlete
Location

1960

6.40 m (20 ft 11+3⁄4 in)

Hildrun Claus (GDR)

Erfurt

1961

6.48 m (21 ft 3 in)

Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)

Moscow

1962

6.62 m (21 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)

Brussels

1963

6.60 m (21 ft 7+3⁄4 in)

Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)

Kurayoshi

1964

6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)

Mary Rand (GBR)

Tokyo

1965

6.71 m (22 ft 0 in)

Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)

Kiev

1966

6.73 m (22 ft 3⁄4 in)

Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)

Dnepropetrovsk

1967

6.63 m (21 ft 9 in)

Ingrid Becker (FRG)

Kiev

1968

6.82 m (22 ft 4+1⁄2 in) A

Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROM)

Mexico City

1969

6.64 m (21 ft 9+1⁄4 in)

Heide Rosendahl (FRG)

Leverkusen

1970

6.84 m (22 ft 5+1⁄4 in)

Heide Rosendahl (FRG)

Turin

1971

6.81 m (22 ft 4 in)

Margrit Herbst (GDR)

Leipzig

1972

6.78 m (22 ft 2+3⁄4 in)

Heide Rosendahl (FRG)

Munich

1973

6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)

Angela Schmalfeld (GDR)

Dresden

1974

6.77 m (22 ft 2+1⁄2 in)

Angela Schmalfeld (GDR)

East Berlin

1975

6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)

Lidiya Alfeyeva (URS)

Nice

1976

6.99 m (22 ft 11 in)

Siegrun Siegl (GDR)

Dresden

1977

6.82 m (22 ft 4+1⁄2 in)

Vilma Bardauskienė (URS)

Krasnodar

1978

7.09 m (23 ft 3 in)

Vilma Bardauskienė (URS)

Prague

1979

6.90 m (22 ft 7+1⁄2 in)

Brigitte Wujak (GDR)

Potsdam

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Hildrun Laufer-Claus ( née Claus ; born 13 May 1939 ) is a former East German athlete . She competed in the long jump at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in third and seventh place , respectively . Claus was born in Dresden , but later moved to East Berlin . She won East German championships in the long jump in 1957-1962 and 1964 , and set three world records ( 6.36 m and 6.40 m in 1960 and 6.42 m in 1961 ) . She married Peter Laufer , a German Olympic pole vaulter , and at the 1964 Games competed as Hildrun Laufer-Claus . She has a degree of a landscape designer . In 1995 she was paralyzed as a result of a sports-related accident .
Erfurt ( /ˈɛərfɜːrt/ AIR-furt , /ˈɛərfʊərt/ AIR-foort ; German pronunciation : [ ˈɛʁfʊʁt ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and largest city in the state of Thuringia , central Germany . Erfurt lies in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin , within the wide valley of the Gera river . It is located 100 km ( 62 mi ) south-west of Leipzig , 300 km ( 186 mi ) south-west of Berlin , 400 km ( 249 mi ) north of Munich and 250 km ( 155 mi ) north-east of Frankfurt . Together with a string of neighbouring cities Gotha , Weimar , Jena and others , Erfurt forms the central metropolitan corridor of Thuringia called Thüringer Städtekette ( German Thuringian city chain ) with over 500,000 inhabitants . Erfurt 's old town is one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Germany . Tourist attractions include the Krämerbrücke ( Merchants ' bridge ) , the Old Synagogue , the ensemble of Erfurt Cathedral and Severikirche ( St Severus 's Church ) and Petersberg Citadel , one of the largest and best preserved town fortresses in Europe . The city 's economy is based on agriculture , horticulture and microelectronics . Its central location has led to it becoming a logistics hub for Germany and central Europe . Erfurt hosts the second-largest trade fair in eastern Germany ( after Leipzig ) as well as the public television children 's channel KiKa . The city is situated on the Via Regia , a medieval trade and pilgrims ' road network . Modern day Erfurt is also a hub for ICE high speed trains and other German and European transport networks . Erfurt was first mentioned in 742 , as Saint Boniface founded the diocese .
Tatyana Shchelkanova ( Russian : Татья́на Щелка́нова , 18 April 1937 - 24 November 2011 ) was a Soviet long jumper , sprinter and pentathlete who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1964 Olympics . In 1961 she set a world record at 6.48 m and extended it to 6.53 m in 1962 to and 6.70 m in 1964 . However , in the Olympic final she only managed 6.42 m , while the winner Mary Rand broke the world record at 6.76 m. Shchelkanova won two European titles in the long jump , in 1962 and 1966 ( indoor ) . Shchelkanova won five gold ( long jump in 1961 , 1963 and 1965 ; 100 m in 1961 ; and pentathlon in 1965 ) and one silver medal ( 80 hurdles in 1963 ) at the Summer Universiade , as well as 10 national titles in the long jump ( 1961-66 ) , 4 × 100 m relay ( 1961-63 ) , and pentathlon ( 1963 ) . After retiring from competitions she headed a department at the St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications .
Moscow ( /ˈmɒskoʊ/ , in US mainly : /ˈmɒskaʊ/ ; Russian : Москва , tr . Moskva , IPA : [ mɐˈskva ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and most populous city of Russia , with approximately 12.6 million residents within the city limits , 17 million within the urban area and 20 million within the metropolitan area . Moscow is one of Russia 's federal cities . Moscow is a major political , economic , cultural , and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe . It is the second-most populous city in Europe , the most populous city entirely within Europe , as well as the largest city ( by area ) on the European continent . By broader definitions , Moscow is among the world 's largest cities , being the 24th largest metropolitan area , the 16th largest urban area , and the 10th largest by population within city limits worldwide . Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world and has one of the world 's largest urban economies , being ranked as an alpha global city , and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world . Moscow is home to the third-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world , and has the highest number of billionaires of any city in Europe . Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity on the Earth . It is home to the Ostankino Tower , the tallest free standing structure in Europe ; the Federation Tower , the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe ; and the Moscow International Business Center . Moscow is the largest city on the European continent by area . Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia , it is well known for its architecture , particularly its historic buildings such as Saint Basil 's Cathedral in Russian architectural style with a richly decorated and multicolored facade .
Brussels ( French : Bruxelles [ bʁysɛl ] ( listen ) or [ bʁyksɛl ] ; Dutch : Brussel [ ˈbrʏsəl ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Brussels-Capital Region ( French : Région de Bruxelles-Capitale ; [ a ] Dutch : Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest ) , [ b ] is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities , including the City of Brussels , which is the capital of Belgium . The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community , but is separate from the Flemish Region ( which forms an enclave ) and the Walloon Region . Brussels is the most densely populated and the richest region in Belgium in terms of GDP per capita . It covers 162 km2 ( 63 sq mi ) , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions , and has a population of over 1.2 million . The metropolitan area of Brussels comprises over 2.5 million people , which makes it the largest in Belgium . It is also part of a large conurbation extending towards Ghent , Antwerp , Leuven and Walloon Brabant , home to over 5 million people . Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe . Since the end of the Second World War , it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations , politicians , diplomats and civil servants . Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union , as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions , including its administrative-legislative , executive-political , and legislative branches ( though the judicial branch is located in Luxembourg , and the European Parliament meets for a minority of the year in Strasbourg ) [ c ] . Its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions . The secretariat of the Benelux and headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels . As the economic capital of Belgium and one of the top financial centres of Western Europe with Euronext Brussels , it is classified as an Alpha global city .
Kurayoshi ( 倉吉市 , Kurayoshi-shi ) is a city located in the central part of Tottori Prefecture , Japan . As of October 1 , 2016 , the city has an estimated population of 48,558 and a population density of 180 persons per km² , making it the third largest city in Tottori . The total area is 272.15 km² . The ancient provincial government of Hoki province was located in this area , and in medieval times Uchikoshiyama ( a hill ) featured a castle . Today the remnants of the provincial government and two monasteries can still be seen in the city . Kurayoshi was officially founded on October 1 , 1953 though historical Kurayoshi predates this foundation and the grid outline of the streets reflects a certain amount of Edo Period planning . Additionally there are many 'soil lacquered ' warehouses ( dozo , 土蔵 ) that survive , 'soil lacquering ' being a traditional Japanese style of architecture . On March 22 , 2005 the town of Sekigane ( from Tōhaku District ) was merged into Kurayoshi .
Mary Denise Rand , MBE ( née Bignal on 10 February 1940 ) is a former English track and field athlete . She won the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record , the first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field . She remains the only Great Britain female athlete to win three medals in a single Games .
Tokyo ( 東京 , Tōkyō , English : /ˈtoʊkioʊ/ , Japanese : [ toːkʲoː ] ( listen ) ) , officially Tokyo Metropolis ( 東京都 , Tōkyō-to ) , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan . The capital of Japan , it houses the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government . Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan 's main island , Honshu , and includes the Izu and Ogasawara Islands . Originally a small fishing village named Edo ( 江戸 ) , the city became a prominent political center of Japan when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters in 1603 . When Emperor Meiji moved the imperial seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868 , Edo was renamed Tokyo , literally the Eastern Capital . The Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture ( 東京府 , Tōkyō-fu ) and the city of Tokyo ( 東京市 , Tōkyō-shi ) . While commonly referred to as a city , Tokyo is a collective entity of multiple smaller municipalities , including 23 special wards and various bed towns in the western area . Modern Tokyo is categorized as an alpha+ city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . As of 2019 , the population of Tokyo was estimated to be over 13.9 million , making it Japan 's most populous prefecture . The metropolitan area is the world 's most populous with over 40 million people as well as the world 's largest urban agglomeration economy . As of 2011 [ update ] , Tokyo hosted 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies , the highest number of any city in the world at that time . The city ranked sixth on the Global Financial Centres Index of 2019 .
Kiev or Kyiv [ a ] ( Ukrainian : Київ , romanized : Kyiv ; Russian : Киев , romanized : Kiyev ) is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine . It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River . Its population in July 2015 was 2,887,974 ( though higher estimated numbers have been cited in the press ) , making Kiev the 6th-most populous city in Europe . Kiev is an important industrial , scientific , educational and cultural center of Eastern Europe . It is home to many high-tech industries , higher education institutions , and historical landmarks . The city has an extensive system of public transport and infrastructure , including the Kiev Metro . The city 's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi , one of its four legendary founders . During its history , Kiev , one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe , passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity . The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century . A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople , Kiev was a tributary of the Khazars , until its capture by the Varangians ( Vikings ) in the mid-9th century . Under Varangian rule , the city became a capital of the Kievan Rus ' , the first East Slavic state . Completely destroyed during the Mongol invasions in 1240 , the city lost most of its influence for the centuries to come .
Dnipro ( Ukrainian : Дніпро [ d⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iˈprɔ ] ( listen ) ; Russian : Днепр , romanized : Dnepr [ dʲnʲepr ] ) , called Dnipropetrovsk ( Ukrainian : Дніпропетро́вськ [ ˌd⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾ipropeˈtrɔu̯sʲk ] ; Russian : Днепропетро́вск , romanized : Dnepropetróvsk [ dʲnʲɪprəpʲɪˈtrofsk ] ) from 1926 until May 2016 , is Ukraine 's fourth-largest city , with about one million inhabitants . It stands 391 kilometres ( 243 mi ) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kiev on the Dnieper River , in the central part of Ukraine . Dnipro is the administrative centre of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast . Administratively , it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance , the centre of Dnipro municipality and extraterritorial administrative centre of Dnipro Raion . It has a population of approximately 1,000,000 ( 2018 est. ) . Archeological findings suggest that the first fortified town in the territory of present-day Dnipro probably dates to the mid-16th century . Known as Ekaterinoslav ( Russian : Екатериносла́в , romanized : Yekaterinoslav [ jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnɐˈsɫaf ] ; Ukrainian : Катериносла́в , romanized : Katerynoslav [ kɐtɛrɪnoˈslɑu̯ ] ) until 1925 , the city was formally inaugurated by the Russian Empress Catherine the Great ( Russian : Екатерина , romanized : Ekaterina - hence its then name ) in 1787 as the administrative centre of the newly-acquired vast territories of imperial New Russia , including those ceded to Russia by the Ottoman Empire under the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ( 1774 ) . Grigory Potemkin originally envisioned the city as the Russian Empire 's third capital city , after Moscow and Saint Petersburg . Renamed Dnipropetrovsk in 1926 , it became a vital industrial centre of Soviet Ukraine , one of the key centres of the nuclear , arms , and space industries of the Soviet Union . In particular , it is home to the Yuzhmash , a major space and ballistic-missile design bureau and manufacturer . Because of its military industry , it functioned as a closed city [ nb 1 ] until the 1990s . On 19 May 2016 , Ukraine 's Verkhovna Rada changed the official name of the city from Dnipropetrovsk to Dnipro .
Ingrid Mickler-Becker ( née Becker on 26 September 1942 ) is a former West German athlete . Her name is sometimes written incorrectly as Ingrid Mickler in result lists . Her international career lasted from 1960 to 1972 . She won the pentathlon gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 4×100 m relay gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics . Becker was the first German woman to clear 1.70 m in high jump ( 1970 ) and 6.50 m in the long jump ( 1967 ) . At the 1969 European Athletics Championships she won a silver medal as a member of the 4×100 metre relay team . In 1970 she won the European Cup Final in 100 metres , defeating the favourite Renate Stecher ( GDR ) . Next year she won two European titles , in the long jump and 4×100 m relay , and placed second in the 100 meters . Becker was elected German Sportswoman of the Year in 1968 and 1971 , and received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt ( Silver Bay Leaf ) in 1968 . In 1969 she was awarded the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award , and then for many years worked for the German Sports Federation . In 1982-84 and 1986-90 she was vice president of the Federal Panel of Women Sports of the German Athletics Association . In 1990 she became secretary of state in Rhineland-Palatinate , but lost this position when her party , the CDU , lost the election in 1991 .
Viorica Viscopoleanu ( née Belmega on 8 August 1939 ) is a retired Romanian long jumper . She competed at the 1964 , 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968 , setting a new world record . At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors , in 1970 and 1971 . After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua Bucureşti . Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees .
Mexico City , or the City of Mexico ( Spanish : Ciudad de México , American Spanish : [ sjuˈða ( ð ) ðe ˈmexiko ] ( listen ) ; abbreviated as CDMX , Nahuatl languages : Āltepētl Mēxihco ) , is one of the 32 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico and the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America . It is one of the most important cultural and financial centres in the world . It is located in the Valley of Mexico ( Valle de México ) , a large valley in the high plateaus in the center of Mexico , at an altitude of 2,240 meters ( 7,350 ft ) . The city has 16 alcaldías , formerly known as boroughs . The 2009 population for the city proper was approximately 8.84 million people , with a land area of 1,485 square kilometers ( 573 sq mi ) . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments , the population of Greater Mexico City is 21.3 million , which makes it the second largest metropolitan area of the Western Hemisphere , the eleventh-largest agglomeration ( 2017 ) , and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world . Greater Mexico City has a GDP of $ 411 billion in 2011 , making Greater Mexico City one of the most productive urban areas in the world . The city was responsible for generating 15.8% of Mexico 's GDP , and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22% of total national GDP . If it were an independent country , in 2013 , Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America , five times as large as Costa Rica and about the same size as Peru . Mexico 's capital is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by indigenous people , the other being Quito , Ecuador . The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan , which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards . In 1524 , the municipality of Mexico City was established , known as México Tenochtitlán , and as of 1585 , it was officially known as Ciudad de México ( Mexico City ) .
Heidemarie Ecker-Rosendahl ( née Rosendahl ; born 14 February 1947 ) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and long jump . She set a world record in the long jump at 6.84 m in 1970 that stood for almost six years .
Leverkusen ( /ˈleɪvərkuːzən/ , German : [ ˈleːvɐˌkuːzn̩ ] ( listen ) , also [ leːɐˈkuːzn̩ ] ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine . To the south , Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the north is the state capital Düsseldorf . With about 161,000 inhabitants , Leverkusen is one of the state 's smaller cities . The city is known for the pharmaceutical company Bayer and its associated sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen .
Turin ( /tjʊəˈrɪn , ˈtjʊərɪn/ tewr-IN , TEWR-in , Piedmontese : [ tyˈriŋ ] ( listen ) ; Italian : Torino [ toˈriːno ] ( listen ) ; Latin : Augusta Taurinorum , then Taurinum ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy . It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin , and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865 . The city is located mainly on the western bank of the Po River , in front of Susa Valley , and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill . The population of the city proper is 875,698 ( 31 December 2018 ) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants . The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million . The city used to be a major European political centre . From 1563 , it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy , then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy , and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865 . Turin is sometimes called the cradle of Italian liberty for having been the birthplace and home of notable individuals who contributed to the Risorgimento , such as Cavour . Even though much of its political significance and importance had been lost by World War II , Turin became a major European crossroad for industry , commerce and trade , and is part of the famous industrial triangle along with Milan and Genoa . Turin is ranked third in Italy , after Milan and Rome , for economic strength . With a GDP of $ 58 billion , Turin is the world 's 78th richest city by purchasing power . As of 2018 , the city has been ranked by GaWC as a Gamma World city .
Margrit Olfert , née Herbst ( born 10 February 1947 in Magdeburg ) is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the long jump and pentathlete . She competed for the sports club SC Magdeburg during her active career .
Leipzig ( /ˈlaɪpsɪɡ/ , also US : /- ( t ) sɪk/ , German : [ ˈlaɪptsɪç ] ( listen ) ; Upper and Lower Sorbian : Lipsk ; Upper Saxon : Leibzsch ) is the most populous city in the German federal state of Saxony . With a population of 600,000 inhabitants as of 2019 ( 1.1 million residents in the larger urban zone ) , it is Germany 's eighth most populous city as well as the second most populous city in the area of former East Germany after ( East ) Berlin . Together with Halle ( Saale ) , the largest city of the neighbouring state of Saxony-Anhalt , the city forms the polycentric conurbation of Leipzig-Halle . Between the two cities ( in Schkeuditz ) lies Leipzig/Halle International Airport . Leipzig is located about 160 kilometres ( 99 mi ) southwest of Berlin in the Leipzig Bay , which constitutes the southernmost part of the North German Plain , at the confluence of the White Elster River ( progression : Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea ) and two of its tributaries : the Pleiße and the Parthe . The name of the city as well as the names of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin . Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire . The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii , two important medieval trade routes . Leipzig was once one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing . After the Second World War and during the period of the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ) Leipzig remained a major urban centre in East German terms , but its cultural and economic importance declined . Events in Leipzig in 1989 played a significant role in precipitating the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe , mainly through demonstrations starting from St. Nicholas Church . The immediate effects of the reunification of Germany included the collapse of the local economy , which had come to depend on highly polluting heavy industry , severe unemployment , and urban blight .
Munich ( /ˈmjuːnɪk/ MEW-nik ; German : München [ ˈmʏnçn̩ ] ( listen ) ; Austro-Bavarian : Minga [ ˈmɪŋ ( ː ) ɐ ] ; Latin : Monachium ) is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria , the second most populous German federal state . With a population of around 1.5 million , it is the third-largest city in Germany , after Berlin and Hamburg , and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state , as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union . The city 's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people . Straddling the banks of the River Isar ( a tributary of the Danube ) north of the Bavarian Alps , it is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria , while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany ( 4,500 people per km² ) . Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area , after the Austrian capital of Vienna , Munich was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2006 FIFA World Cup . The city is a global centre of art , science , technology , finance , publishing , culture , innovation , education , business , and tourism and enjoys a very high standard and quality of living , reaching first in Germany and third worldwide according to the 2018 Mercer survey , and being rated the world 's most liveable city by the Monocle 's Quality of Life Survey 2018 . According to the Globalization and World Rankings Research Institute Munich is considered an alpha-world city , as of 2015 [ update ] . Munich is a major international center of engineering , science , innovation , and research , exemplified by the presence of two research universities , a multitude of scientific institutions in the city and its surroundings , and world class technology and science museums like the Deutsches Museum and BMW Museum . Munich houses many multinational companies and its economy is based on high tech , automobiles , the service sector and creative industries , as well as IT , biotechnology , engineering and electronics among many others . The name of the city is derived from the Old/Middle High German term Munichen , meaning by the monks . It derives from the monks of the Benedictine order , who ran a monastery at the place that was later to become the Old Town of Munich ; hence the monk depicted on the city 's coat of arms . Munich was first mentioned in 1158 .
Angela Voigt , née Schmalfeld ( 18 May 1951 - 11 April 2013 ) was an East German long jumper .
Dresden ( /ˈdrɛzdən/ , German : [ ˈdʁeːsdn̩ ] ( listen ) ; Upper and Lower Sorbian : Drježdźany ; Czech : Drážďany ; Polish : Drezno ) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city , following only Leipzig . It is the 12th most populous city of Germany , the third largest by area ( following only Berlin , Hamburg and Cologne ) , and the third most populous city in the area of former East Germany , following only ( East ) Berlin and Leipzig . Dresden is contiguous with Freital , Pirna , Radebeul , Meissen and Coswig , and its urban area has around 780,000 inhabitants , making it the largest in Saxony . Dresden is the largest city on the River Elbe after Hamburg . [ a ] Most of Dresden 's population lives in the Elbe Valley , but a large , albeit very sparsely populated area of the city east of the Elbe lies in the West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands ( the westernmost part of the Sudetes ) and thus in Lusatia , while many boroughs west of the Elbe lie in the foreland of the Ore Mountains as well as in the valleys of the rivers rising there and flowing through Dresden , the longest of which are the Weißeritz and the Lockwitzbach . The name of the city as well as the names of most of its boroughs and rivers are of Slavic origin . Dresden is the second largest city in the Thuringian-Upper Saxon dialect area , following only Leipzig . The Sorbian language area begins east of the city , in Lusatia . Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony , who for centuries furnished the city with cultural and artistic splendor , and was once by personal union the family seat of Polish monarchs . The city was known as the Jewel Box , because of its baroque and rococo city centre . The controversial American and British bombing of Dresden in World War II towards the end of the war killed approximately 25,000 people , many of whom were civilians , and destroyed the entire city centre . After the war restoration work has helped to reconstruct parts of the historic inner city , including the Katholische Hofkirche , the Zwinger and the Semper Oper .
East Berlin was the capital city of the German Democratic Republic from 1949 to 1990 . Formally , it was the Soviet sector of Berlin , established in 1945 . The American , British , and French sectors were known as West Berlin . From 13 August 1961 until 9 November 1989 , East Berlin was separated from West Berlin by the Berlin Wall . The Western Allied powers did not recognise East Berlin as the GDR 's capital , nor the GDR 's authority to govern East Berlin . On 3 October 1990 , the day Germany was officially reunified , East and West Berlin formally reunited as the city of Berlin .
Lidiya Nikolayevna Alfeyeva ( Ukrainian : Лiдiя Николiевна Алфеева , Russian : Лидия Николаевна Алфеева ) ( born January 17 , 1946 in Dnipropetrovsk , Ukraine ) is a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the women 's long jump event during her career . Alfeyeva trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow . She competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal , Quebec , Canada where she won the bronze medal in the women 's long jump event .
Nice ( /niːs/ , NEESS ; French pronunciation : ​ [ nis ] ; Niçard Occitan : Niça , classical norm , or Nissa , nonstandard , pronounced [ ˈnisa ] ; Italian : Nizza [ ˈnittsa ] ; Greek : Νίκαια ; Latin : Nicaea ) is the seventh most populous urban area in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department . The metropolitan area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits , with a population of about 1 million on an area of 721 km2 ( 278 sq mi ) . Located in the French Riviera , on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea , at the foot of the Alps , Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and the second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille . Nice is approximately 13 kilometres ( 8.1 mi ) from the principality of Monaco and 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) from the French-Italian border . Nice 's airport serves as a gateway to the region . The city is nicknamed Nice la Belle ( Nissa La Bella in Niçard ) , which means Nice the Beautiful , which is also the title of the unofficial anthem of Nice , written by Menica Rondelly in 1912 . The area of today 's Nice contains Terra Amata , an archaeological site which displays evidence of a very early use of fire 380,000 years ago . Around 350 BC , Greeks of Marseille founded a permanent settlement and called it Nikaia , after Nike , the goddess of victory . Through the ages , the town has changed hands many times . Its strategic location and port significantly contributed to its maritime strength . For centuries it was a dominion of Savoy , and was then part of France between 1792 and 1815 , when it was returned to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia until its re-annexation by France in 1860 . The natural environment of the Nice area and its mild Mediterranean climate came to the attention of the English upper classes in the second half of the 18th century , when an increasing number of aristocratic families took to spending their winters there .
Siegrun Siegl ( née Thon , born 29 October 1954 in Apolda , Thuringia ) is a retired East German athlete who specialised in the pentathlon and later long jump .
Vilhelmina Vilma Bardauskienė ( born 15 June 1953 ) is a former long jumper from Lithuania , who represented the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s . She twice set the women 's world record in the long jump , and won the European title in 1978 ( Prague ) . She was born in Pakruojis . Bardauskienė was the first female athlete to break the 7m barrier in long jump ( 7.07m ) . Eleven days later she broke her own record by two centimetres ( 7.09m ) at the European Championships in Prague .
Krasnodar ( /ˌkrɑːsnəˈdɑːr , -noʊ-/ ; Russian : Краснода́р , IPA : [ krəsnɐˈdar ] ) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai , Russia , located on the Kuban River , approximately 148 kilometers ( 92 mi ) northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk . As of the 2010 Census , its population was 774,234 . According to the Federal Statistics Service of Russia , Krasnodar officially reached a population of 1,000,007 on September 22 , 2018 , thus the city is the 16th most populated city in Russia , and also the country 's 16th city with at least a million inhabitants . It was previously known as Yekaterinodar ( until December 7 , 1920 ) .
Prague ( /prɑːɡ/ ; Czech : Praha [ ˈpraɦa ] ( listen ) , German : Prag , Latin : Praga ) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic , the 13th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia . Situated on the Vltava river , Prague is home to about 1.3 million people , while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million . The city has a temperate oceanic climate , with relatively warm summers and chilly winters . Prague is a political , cultural and economic centre of central Europe complete with a rich history . Founded during the Romanesque and flourishing by the Gothic , Renaissance and Baroque eras , Prague was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors , most notably of Charles IV ( r. 1346-1378 ) . It was an important city to the Habsburg Monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire . The city played major roles in the Bohemian and Protestant Reformation , the Thirty Years ' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era . Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions , many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe . Main attractions include Prague Castle , Charles Bridge , Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock , the Jewish Quarter , Petřín hill and Vyšehrad . Since 1992 , the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites . The city has more than ten major museums , along with numerous theatres , galleries , cinemas and other historical exhibits . An extensive modern public transportation system connects the city .
Brigitte Wujak , née Künzel ( born 6 March 1955 in Karl-Marx-Stadt ) is a retired long jumper who represented East Germany with the SC Dynamo Berlin . She won the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow with a personal best jump of 7.04 metres . This was the German record at the time , and remained her career best jump . The result places her fourth on the German all-time performers list , behind Heike Drechsler , Helga Radtke and Sabine Paetz . She finished seventh at the 1982 European Championships , and retired after the 1984 season . She competed for the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin during her active career .
Potsdam ( German pronunciation : [ ˈpɔt͡sdam ] ( listen ) ; Lower Sorbian : Podstupim ) is the capital and largest city of the German federal state of Brandenburg . It directly borders the German capital , Berlin , and is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region . It is situated on the River Havel some 25 kilometres ( 16 miles ) southwest of Berlin 's city centre . Potsdam was a residence of the Prussian kings and the German Kaiser until 1918 . Its planning embodied ideas of the Age of Enlightenment : through a careful balance of architecture and landscape , Potsdam was intended as a picturesque , pastoral dream which would remind its residents of their relationship with nature and reason . The city lies in an area of interconnected lakes and is distinguished by a series of cultural landmarks , in particular the parks and palaces of Sanssouci , the largest World Heritage Site in Germany . The Potsdam Conference in 1945 was held at Cecilienhof Palace . Babelsberg , in the south-eastern part of Potsdam , was already by the 1930s the home of a major film production studio and it has enjoyed success as an important center of European film production since the fall of the Berlin Wall . The Filmstudio Babelsberg is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world . Potsdam developed into a centre of science in Germany in the 19th century . Today , there are three public colleges , the University of Potsdam , and more than 30 research institutes in the city .