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Ellen Tittel

Tittel at the: 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1948-06-28)28 June 1948 Mühlbach (Müglitztal), Saxony, Germany
Died	7 October 2023(2023-10-07) (aged 75)
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Club	Bayer Leverkusen
Coached by	Gerd Osenberg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 2:03.1 (1971) 1500 m – 4:06.65 (1972)
Medal record Representing  West Germany European Athletics Championships 1971 Helsinki 1500 m European Athletics Indoor Championships 1973 Rotterdam 1500 m 1975 Katowice 1500 m

Ellen Tittel (later Wellmann, later Wessinghage, 28 June 1948 – 7 October 2023) was a 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 was 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 had a son Daniel. She died on 7 October 2023, "at the age of 75."

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