# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gisela-birkemeyer
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:05:29.542Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gisela-birkemeyer"
name: "Gisela Birkemeyer"
slug: "gisela-birkemeyer"
description: "Gisela Birkemeyer was a German hurdler and sprinter who won two medals in the 80 m hurdles at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. During her career she set nine world records in the 80 m hurdles and in the 4 × 100 m, 4 × 110 yd and 4 × 200 m relays. She won 40 East German championships, mostly in the 80 m hurdles (1953–1961) and 200 m sprint (1956–1960). At the European Championships in Stockholm in 1958, she was third in the 80 m hurdles. In 1959, she was voted GDR Sportswoman of the Year."
tagline: "East German hurdler (1931–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-73372-0003%2C_Gisela_Birkemeyer.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1931-12-22"
deathDate: "2024-03-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.47
  momentum:             3.442622950819671
  historical:           15.54168533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisela_Birkemeyer"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump