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Ilona Slupianek is listed as a politician and athletics competitor. Ilona Slupianek was born on September 24, 1956 in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. That works out to 69 years old in 2026. Recorded honors include Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold. The listed height is 180 cm.
My Take
Slupianek is a figure I find impossible to read simply. As East Germany's dominant shot putter she won 1980 Olympic gold in Moscow and broke the world record twice that same year, raw physical supremacy at 180 cm of force. Yet the year-long doping suspension sits inseparably beside those marks. Knowing what we now know about the GDR's state-organized doping system, I am reluctant to lay the full weight on the athlete alone; she was a product of a machine larger than herself. Her career embodies the uneasy entanglement of record and shadow, and I hold a complicated, qualified admiration for it.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ilona Slupianek
- Name (Japanese)
- イローナ・スルピアネク
- Reading
- いろーな・するぴあねく
- Born
- September 24, 1956 (age 69)
- Origin
- Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- politician / athletics competitor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ilona Slupianek born?
Born September 24, 1956 (age 69).
Where is Ilona Slupianek from?
Ilona Slupianek is from Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
What does Ilona Slupianek do?
Ilona Slupianek works as politician, athletics competitor.
How tall is Ilona Slupianek?
Ilona Slupianek is 180 cm.
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