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Jun 28, 1948 Mühlbach, Saxony, Germany 76 years old
German long-distance runner
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About Ellen Tittel
- Ellen Tittel (later Wellmann, later Wessinghage, born 28 June 1948) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m event.
- She won the European indoor title in 1973, placing third in 1975, and had another third-place finish at the 1971 European Outdoor Championships.
- She reached the 1500 m finals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, but abandoned the 1972 race due to stomach cramps.
- In 1971 she helped to set a new world record in the 4 × 800 m relay.Domestically Tittel set a national record in 1969 and won the national title in 1970-76.
- In 1975 she was chosen the German Sportspersonality of the Year.Tittel is a lawyer by profession.
- Before turning to athletics she tried gymnastics, but found it too boring.
- She married two fellow Olympic middle-distance runners, first Paul-Heinz Wellmann, and a few years later Thomas Wessinghage.
- With Wessinghage she has a son Daniel.
