Beate Peters

Beate Edeltraud Peters (born 12 October 1959) is a retired West German javelin thrower.

Beate Peters

Personal information
Full name	Beate Edeltraud Peters
Nationality	West Germany
Born	12 October 1959 (1959-10-12) (age 65) Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	West Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	TV Wattenscheid
Achievements and titles
Personal best	69.56 (1986)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing West Germany World Championships 1987 Rome Javelin Universiade 1983 Edmonton Javelin

Biography

She finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships and the 1984 Summer Olympics. She then won bronze medals at the 1986 European Championships and the 1987 World Championships. She also participated at the 1988 Olympics, but did not reach the final.

She became West German champion in 1985 and 1986. She represented the clubs OSC Dortmund and TV Wattenscheid.

Her personal best throw was 69.56 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in July 1986 in Berlin. This ranks her tenth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk, Beate Koch, Karen Forkel, Tanja Damaske, Ruth Fuchs, Ingrid Thyssen and Susanne Jung.

Private life

Beate Peters is openly lesbian and lives with retired heptathlete Sabine Braun.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing West Germany
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	62.42 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	7th	62.34 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	14th	60.20 m

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Beate Peters". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.