Angela Voigt

Angela Voigt, née Schmalfeld (18 May 1951 – 11 April 2013) was an East German long jumper.

Voigt set a long jump world record of 6.92 metres at Dresden on 9 May 1976 [2] but it was broken ten days later by Siegrun Siegl.

[3] At the 1976 Montreal Olympics Siegl finished fourth while Voigt won the gold with a leap of 6.72 metres.

At the 1978 European Championships Voigt won a silver medal, having given birth to a son the previous year.

[4] She competed for the sports club SC Magdeburg during her active career and retired in 1982.