Ingrid Anna Thyssen (born 9 September 1956 in Aachen) is a retired West German javelin thrower.
She finished seventh at the 1978 European Championships.[1]
She competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the final.[2]
She finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]
She seventh at the 1986 European Championships.[4]
She finished ninth at the 1987 World Championships.[5]
She finished eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]
She finished sixth at the 1990 European Championships.[6]
She became West German champion eight times, in the years 1979–1984, 1987, and 1988.
She represented the clubs TG Aachen, ASV Köln, and LG Bayer Leverkusen.[7]
Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in August 1987 in West Berlin.
This ranks her eighth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk, Beate Koch, Karen Forkel, Tanja Damaske, and Ruth Fuchs.[8]