Ilke Wyludda

Ilke Wyludda (28 March 1969 – 1 December 2024) was a German discus thrower. She was born in Leipzig, then-East Germany. She won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won two silver medals at the 1991 and 1995 World Athletics Championships. Wyludda also won a gold medal at the 1990 European Athletics Championships.

In early January 2011, Wyludda revealed that she had to have her right leg amputated because of sepsis.Atlanta discus queen Wyludda loses leg After losing her leg, she returned to athletics and began entering para-sport competitions.

Wyludda died on 1 December 2024 in Halle, Germany from a short-illness at the age of 55.Olympiasiegerin Ilke Wyludda gestorben  

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Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany
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