Ellen Tittel
Tittel (left) at the 1972 Olympics
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| Born |
21 January 1953 (age 64) Mühlbach, Germany |
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| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gerd Osenberg | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 2:03.1 (1971) 1500 m – 4:06.65 (1972) |
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Medal record
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Ellen Tittel (later Wellmann, later Wessinghage, born 21 January 1953) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m event. She won the European indoor title in 1973, placing third in 1975, and had another third-place finish at the 1971 European Outdoor Championships. She reached the 1500 m finals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, but abandoned the 1972 race due to stomach cramps. In 1971 she helped to set a new world record in the 4 × 800 m relay.
Domestically Tittel set a national record in 1969 and won the national title in 1970-76. In 1975 she was chosen the German Sportspersonality of the Year.
Tittel is a lawyer by profession. Before turning to athletics she tried gymnastics, but found it too boring. She married two fellow Olympic middle-distance runners, first Paul-Heinz Wellmann, and a few years later Thomas Wessinghage. With Wessinghage she has a son Daniel.
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