Marion Becker
Marion Becker (née Steiner, January 21, 1950) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.
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| Birth name | Marion Steiner | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  West Germany | |||||||||||
| Born | January 21, 1950 (age 73) Hamburg, West Germany | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 65.14 m (1976) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics, representing Romania.[1]
Becker competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw, where she won the silver medal with a throw of 220.5 ft (67.2 m),[2] breaking the previous Olympic Record of 209.7 ft (63.9 m)[2] set at the Munich Olympics in 1972 by Ruth Fuchs.[3]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marion Becker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "Glamour Events Begin at Olympics". 22 July 1976. Retrieved 2009-08-07. "Four Gym golds for Soviet". 24 July 1976. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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