Betty Heidler

Betty Heidler (born 14 October 1983 in Berlin) is a German hammer thrower. She is living in Frankfurt now and member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team. She is working for the German Federal Police where she is member of the sports support group and started studying Bachelor of Laws at the Fernuniversität Hagen in 2007.

She put in a dominant performance at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing with a winning mark of 72.48 m, beating her nearest rival by more than three metres.

Her personal best throw is 77.12 metres, achieved in August 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin. This is also the current German record.



statics
Full name: Betty Heidler
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 179 lbs (81 kg)
Born: October 14, 1983 in Ost Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Affiliations: Eintracht Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main (GER)
Country: GER Germany
Sport: Athletics

Achievements
Year /Tournament /Venue /Rank /Perf.
2003 /World Championships /Paris, France /11th /65.81
2004 /Olympic Games /Athens, Greece /4th /72.73
2004 /World Athletics Final /Szombathely, Hungary /6th /69.65
2005 /World Championships /Helsinki, Finland /29th /61.91
2005 /World Athletics Final /Szombathely, Hungary /6th /69.95
2006 /European Championships /Gothenburg, Sweden /5th /70.89
2006 /World Athletics Final /Stuttgart, Germany /1st /75.44 CR
2007 /World Championships /Osaka, Japan /1st /74.76
2008 /Olympic Games Beijing, /China /9th /70.06
2008 /World Athletics Final /Stuttgart, Germany /5th /69.72
2009 /Summer Universiade /Belgrade, Serbia /1st /75.83 CR
2009 /World Championships /Berlin, Germany /2nd /77.12 NR
2009 /World Athletics Final /Thessaloniki, Greece /1st /72.03
2010 /European Cup Winter Throwing /Arles, France /1st /72.48 m