Anke Behmer

{{short description|East German heptathlete}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Anke Behmer

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0522-051, Anke Vater (cropped) v2.jpg

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| caption = Behmer in 1983

| birth_name = Anke Vater

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|06|05}}

| birth_place = Stavenhagen, Bezirk Neubrandenburg, East Germany

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Women's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{GDR}} }}

{{MedalComp | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 1988 Seoul | Heptathlon }}

{{MedalComp | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1983 Helsinki | Heptathlon }}

{{MedalComp | European Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1986 Stuttgart | Heptathlon }}

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Anke Behmer ({{nee}} Vater, born 5 June 1961) is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the heptathlon.

She won the bronze medal for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea with a personal best score of 6858 points.{{Cite Sports-Reference |title=Anke Behmer |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/anke-behmer-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202221353/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/anke-behmer-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2016 |access-date=29 October 2018 |quote=Full name: Anke Behmer (Vater-)}} This result ranks her fourth among German heptathletes, behind Sabine Braun, Sabine Paetz and Ramona Neubert.{{cite web |title="Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik |trans-title="Eternal" list of the best in German athletics |url=http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |website=leichtathletik.de |language=de |publisher=German Athletics Association |date=1 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031090009/http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 October 2018}}

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