Heike Gabriela Drechsler (née Daute; born 16 December 1964) is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany. One of the most successful long jumpers of all-time, she is a former world record holder and ranks third on the all-time list with her legal best of 7.48 metres in 1988. Her marginally wind-assisted jump of 7.63 metres (+2.1) in 1992 at altitude in Sestriere, is still the furthest a woman has ever long jumped. She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump, winning in 1992 and 2000.
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Heike Drechsler is known for her role in the TV series In aller Freundschaft - Die jungen Ärzte (2015) as Heike Drechsler.
She is also known for her role in the TV series Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015) as Self.
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