Petra Kandarr
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Athletics | ||
Representing  East Germany
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| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1969 Athens | 100 metres |
| | 1969 Athens | 200 metres |
| | 1969 Athens | 4x100m relay |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1971 Helsinki | 4x100m relay |
Petra Kandarr (née Vogt; born 20 August 1950 in Halle) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres track events.
Biography
At the 1969 European Championships she won gold medals in both the 100 m and 200 m as well as a gold medal in 4x100 metres relay together with teammates Bärbel Podeswa, Renate Meißner and Regina Höfer. For this achievement she was selected as the DDR Sportswoman of the Year.
At the 1971 European Championships she won a silver medal in relay together with teammates Karin Balzer, Renate Stecher and Ellen Stropahl. Kandarr then won a silver medal in 60 metres at the 1973 European Indoor Championships, behind Annegret Richter of West Germany.
She competed for the club SC Chemie Halle during her active career.
Her daughter Jana Kandarr, born 1976, is a former professional tennis player and competed at the 2000 Olympic Games.
References
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Margitta Gummel |
East German Sportswoman of the Year 1969 |
Succeeded by Erika Zuchold |