Carla Bodendorf, née Carla Rietig, (born 13 August 1953) is a retired East German sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics; individually she finished fourth in the 200 meters. She won two bronze medals in these events at the 1978 European Athletics Championships.. athletix.orgCarla Bodendorf. sports-reference.com
She was part of two East German 4 × 100 relay teams that held the world record for three years from 1976 to 1979.World Record Progression (Women). Apulanta.fi. Retrieved on 4 April 2014.
After retiring from competitions, Bodendorf worked as a sports teacher, and then became a politician and project manager at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt. She is married to Jürgen Bodendorf, a long and triple jumper and a football coach.
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