Burglinde Pollak

Burglinde Pollak's career reads like a study in versatility and grit. Three world records and Olympic bronze in both 1972 and 1976, all in the pentathlon, where you have to master five disparate disciplines rather than perfect one. That breadth impresses me far more than a single specialty ever could. What I find most compelling, though, is her second act: trading the demands of elite sport for a physiotherapy practice of her own. An athlete who pushed her body to its limits then devoted herself to healing others has a rare narrative symmetry. She strikes me as someone who understood the body completely, from both sides.

Name (English)

Burglinde Pollak

Name (Japanese)

ブルクリンデ・ポラック

Reading

ぶるくりんで・ぽらっく

Born

June 10, 1951 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

Origin

Werder (Havel), Brandenburg, Germany

Height

179 cm

Occupation

athletics competitor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

Tags

• Brandenburg
• athletics competitor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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