Barbara Petzold

Barbara Petzold (later Beyer, born 8 August 1955) is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]

Barbara Petzold
Country Germany
Born (1955-08-08) 8 August 1955
Hammerunterwiesenthal, East Germany
Ski clubSC Traktor Oberwiesenthal
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 Lake Placid10 km
Gold medal – first place1980 Lake Placid4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1976 Innsbruck4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1974 Falun10 km
Silver medal – second place1974 Falun4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1978 Lahti4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1982 Oslo4 × 5 km relay

Petzold also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning three silvers (1974: 10 km, 4 × 5 km relay; 1978: 4 × 5 km relay) and one bronze (1982: 4 × 5 km relay).[2] She is sometimes listed as Barbara Petzold-Beyer in results lists.

She was a member of the East German legislature or Volkskammer.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
197620117Bronze
1980244GoldGold

World Championships
  • 4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1974184Silver—Silver
19782215179Silver
198226———Bronze

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Petzold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. Kluge, Volker (2004). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien [The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies.] (in German) (2 ed.). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. ISBN 3-89602-538-4.
  3. "PETZOLD-BEYER Barbara". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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