Marianne Adam
East German shot putter
Marianne Adam in 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1951-09-19) 19 September 1951 (age 72) Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 21.86 m (1979) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marianne Adam (born 19 September 1951 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg) is a retired shot putter who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She was born in Luckenwalde. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. She won the bronze medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, and at the European Indoor Championships she won one gold medal (1975), one silver medal (1979) and two bronze medals (1972, 1974).
Her personal best throw was 21.86 metres, which puts her sixth in the all-time performers list. She held the shot put world record from 6 August 1975 to 3 July 1976.[1]
Career highlights
- 1971, European Indoor Championships: fourth place (17,49 metres - 17,48 - 17,26 - 16,54 - 17,10 - 17,40)
- 1972, European Indoor Championships: bronze medal (18,30 - 17,95 - 17,81 - 17,75 - x - 17,87)
- 1972, Olympic Games: fifth place (18,75 - x - 18,58 - 18,94 - 18,91 - 18,71)
- 1974, European Indoor Championships: bronze medal (19,35 - 18,68 - 19,04 - 18,66 - 19,70 - 19,37)
- 1974, European Championships: silver medal (20,43 - 20,18 - 19,86 - x - 20,09 - 20,42)
- 1975, European Indoor Championships: gold medal (18,86 - 20,05 - 19,30 - 19,19 - 19,55 - 19,94)
- 1976, Olympic Games: fourth place (20,55 - x - x - x - 18,15 - 19,50)
- 1979, European Indoor Championships: silver medal (19,86 - 19,99 - 20,14 - 19,47 - 19,69 - 20,11)
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Preceded by | Women's Shot Put World Record Holder 6 August 1975 – 3 July 1976 | Succeeded by |
References
- ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 646–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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European Indoor Champions in women's shot put
- 1966: Margitta Gummel (GDR)
- 1967: Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1968: Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1969: Marita Lange (GDR)
- 1970: Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1971: Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1972: Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1972: Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1973: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1974: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1975: Marianne Adam (GDR)
- 1976: Ivanka Khristova (BUL)
- 1977: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1978: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1979: Ilona Slupianek (GDR)
- 1980: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1981: Ilona Slupianek (GDR)
- 1982: Verzhiniya Veselinova (BUL)
- 1983: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1984: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1985: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1986: Claudia Losch (FRG)
- 1987: Natalya Akhrimenko (URS)
- 1988: Claudia Losch (FRG)
- 1989: Stephanie Storp (FRG)
- 1990: Claudia Losch (FRG)
- 1992: Natalya Lisovskaya (RUS)
- 1994: Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 1996: Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 1998: Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)
- 2000: Larisa Peleshenko (RUS)
- 2002: Vita Pavlysh (UKR)
- 2005: Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR)
- 2007: Assunta Legnante (ITA)
- 2009: Petra Lammert (GER)
- 2011: Anna Avdeyeva (RUS)
- 2013: Christina Schwanitz (GER)
- 2015: Anita Márton (HUN)
- 2017: Anita Márton (HUN)
- 2019: Radoslava Mavrodieva (BUL)
- 2021: Auriol Dongmo (POR)
- 2023: Auriol Dongmo (POR)
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