Barbara Petzold

Cross-country skiing, Olympic athlete

1955 –

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Who is Barbara Petzold?

Barbara Petzold 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 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Petzold also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning three silvers and one bronze.

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

She is sometimes listed as Barbara Petzold-Beyer in the results.

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Born
Aug 8, 1955
Also known as
  • Петцольд, Барбара
Nationality
  • Germany

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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