Ellen Tittel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ellen Tittel

German long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1948

Place of Birth: Mühlbach, Saxony, Germany

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ellen Tittel (later Wellmann, later Wessinghage, born 28 June 1948) is a retired 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 is 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 has a son Daniel.