Ilke Wyludda

Ilke Wyludda (28 March 1969 – 1 December 2024) was a German discus thrower, former Olympic champion.

Between 1989 and 1991 she recorded 41 successive wins until beaten by Tsvetanka Khristova at the 1991 World Championships.

[1] In early January 2011 Wyludda revealed in Bild that she had to have her right leg amputated because of sepsis.

[2] After losing her leg she returned to athletics and began entering para-sport competitions.

[3] In 2014, she entered the IPC European Championships in Swansea, taking the bronze medal in the F57 discus and silver in the shot put.