Petra Platen
{{short description|German handball player (born 1959)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| nationality = German
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1959|11|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Moers, West Germany
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| height = 169 cm
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| clubs1 = TuS Preußen Vluyn
| years2 = 1980-1985
| clubs2 = Bayer 04 Leverkusen
| years3 = 1985-1989
| clubs3 = VfL Engelskirchen
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| nationalteam1 = West Germany
| nationalgoals1 = 355
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Petra Platen (born 7 November 1959) is a German Professor in sports medicine and former handball player.
Handball Career
In the 80's she was an active handball player who presented Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 1980-1985 and VfL Engelskirchen from 1985-1989.{{cite web|title=Bundesliga 1980/81 bis 2005/06 als PDF|url=https://frauenhandball-archiv.jimdofree.com/bundesliga-1980-81-bis-2005-06-als-pdf/|publisher=Frauenhandball-Archiv|accessdate=2024-12-01|language=de-DE}} She also played for and captained the West German national team. She represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the West German team placed fourth.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pl/petra-platen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044952/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pl/petra-platen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Petra Platen |accessdate=16 July 2019}}
Professorate
Platen studied biology and human medicin at the University of Cologne from 1978 to 1987, and became a doctor in 1987. From 1987 to 2005 she held various academic positions at the University of Cologne.
Selected publications
- With Katharina Trompeter, Daniela Fett: Prevalence of Back Pain in Sports: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2016). doi:10.1007/s40279-016-0645-3
- With Daniela Fett, Katharina Trompeter: Back pain in elite sports: A cross-sectional study on 1114 athletes (2017). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180130.
- With Katharina Trompeter, Daniela Fett: Back Pain in Rowers: A Cross-sectional Study on Prevalence, Pain Characteristics and Risk Factors (2019). doi:10.1055/a-0648-8387.
- With Bettina Schaar: Inline-Skating. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-499-19492-9.
- With Marion Lebenstedt, Gaby Bußmann: Ess-Störungen im Leistungssport: Ein Leitfaden für Athlet/innen, Trainer/innen, Eltern und Betreuer/innen. Sport und Buch Strauß, Köln 2004, ISBN 3-89001-135-7.
References
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External links
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Category:German female handball players
Category:Olympic handball players for West Germany
Category:West German female handball players
Category:Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Moers
Category:Handball players from Düsseldorf (region)
Category:20th-century German physicians
Category:Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games