Ilke Wyludda in training for Paralympics

[Gabriella]

A year after having her leg amputated and more than ten years after her last competition, Ilke Wyludda is in training for the London Paralympics. She is due to have her first match in March at the German Paralympic championships.

She's left herself little time to train (and she's also working full time as a doctor) but wouldnt it be great if she qualifies and gets to compete at an Olympics once more? I really, really hope she can do this.

Wyludda is 42 and still ranks 3rd on the all-time list in the discus with 74.56. She also has a shot put best of 20.23 from when she was 19.

[Rog]

Agreed - if she can recapture something of her old ability she should do well. It would be a wonderful triumph over adversity.

[leoesharkey]

how did she lose her leg through blood poisoning? and her a doctor? and she should even at 42 have the power to be a great shotputter, I believe she threw 20m plus as a junior? good luck to her !

[Tuariki]

I read the following article about Ilke Wyludda the other day. Even though she is from that era of women throwers where all the top athletes are looked at with suspicion [which is why I didn't vote for any athletes from that era in my top 20 favorite athletes], what she is now achieving after losing her leg is certainly a wonderfully inspiring story. I for one would love to see her winning in the para-Olympics this year as she wil then become even more of beacon that there can always be hope after tragedy - if you just believe in yourself. The article is at:

http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/athletics/15467-former-olympic-champion-hopes-to-win-gold-at-london-2012-paralympics

[nianchengyu]

Wyludda Ilke established eleven junior records at discus and two at shot put,she still held world youth discus/65.86m and shot/19.08m best mark,her junior discus record almost the hardest to break,standing 74.40m.

[gh]

I read the following article about Ilke Wyludda the other day. Even though she is from that era of women throwers where all the top athletes are looked at with suspicion ...

The "era of suspicion" in all events runs roughly from 1960 to exactly 2012. And rightly so.

[Tuariki]

I read the following article about Ilke Wyludda the other day. Even though she is from that era of women throwers where all the top athletes are looked at with suspicion ...

The "era of suspicion" in all events runs roughly from 1960 to exactly 2012. And rightly so.

Point taken. Although one would suspect it is somewhat more difficult these days to get away with suspicious activities. Also in the 1960s the suspicions were, from memory, probably more to do with gender suspicion. I seem to recall that there were several instances of very successful female athletes suddenly entering retirement on the introduction of gender testing.

[gh]

What is this phrase "gender testing"? Gender applies to nouns, sex applies to people. Political correctness reigns!

[26mi235]

Aren't people nouns?

[Tuariki]

What is this phrase "gender testing"? Gender applies to nouns, sex applies to people. Political correctness reigns!

PC it may well be. But don't ask me - ask Avery Brundage.

[Gabriella]

Wyludda threw a PB in the DT in her F58 class of 25.54. She also did an 8.31 in the shot. (previous bests 20.69 and 6.90 so she's progressing well)

However, she still needs another 5m+ in the DT and over 9m in the SP to get a ticket to the Paralympics. In Beijing, the DT gold medal was won in 35.21 so if she wants to challenge for medals she needs to improve fast. The WR is 40.99.

She's apparently found the experience challenging because in the able bodied DT you generate about 70-80% of your power from your legs, but now it's all about the upper body.

[nianchengyu]

Wyludda threw a PB in the DT in her F58 class of 25.54. She also did an 8.31 in the shot. (previous bests 20.69 and 6.90 so she's progressing well)

However, she still needs another 5m+ in the DT and over 9m in the SP to get a ticket to the Paralympics. In Beijing, the DT gold medal was won in 35.21 so if she wants to challenge for medals she needs to improve fast. The WR is 40.99.

She's apparently found the experience challenging because in the able bodied DT you generate about 70-80% of your power from your legs, but now it's all about the upper body.

Did she qualify for Paralympics?I only knew Legnante of ITA set a 15.22m WR .

[carfu]

Did she qualify for Paralympics?I only knew Legnante of ITA set a 15.22m WR .

Yes, Ilke Wyludda qualified for the F57/F58 Shot Put with 9.95m and F57/F58 Discus with 29.12m

[nianchengyu]

Did she qualify for Paralympics?I only knew Legnante of ITA set a 15.22m WR .

Yes, Ilke Wyludda qualified for the F57/F58 Shot Put with 9.95m and F57/F58 Discus with 29.12m

，Thanks a lot.