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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.
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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.
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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