Marianne Adam

Medal record
Marianne Adam
Women's Athletics
Competitor for East Germany
European Championships in Athletics
Silver	Rome 1974	shot put
European Indoor Championships in Athletics
Gold	Sofia 1971	shot put
Bronze	Grenoble 1972	shot put
Gold	Katowice 1975	shot put
Silver	Vienna 1979	shot put
Bronze	Gothenburg 1974	shot put

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 Championships in Athletics, 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.

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)

Records
Preceded by Helena Fibingerová	Women's Shot Put World Record Holder August 6, 1975 – July 3, 1976	Succeeded by Ivanka Khristova