Marion Wagner

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Marion Wagner
Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for  Germany
World Championships
Gold 2001 Edmonton 4x100 m relay
Bronze 2009 Berlin 4 x 100 m relay
European Championships
Silver 2002 Munich 4 x 100 m relay

Marion Wagner (born 1 February 1978 in Mainz) is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1] Her personal best time is 11.31 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Mals, (Italy). She represents the sports club USC Mainz.

Wagner represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch and Verena Sailer. In their first round heat they placed third behind Jamaica and Russia and in front of China. Their time of 43.59 seconds was the eighth time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they sprinted to a time of 43.28 seconds, which was the fifth place.[1]

Achievements [edit]

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 1st 4x100 m relay
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 3rd 4x100 m relay
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 1st 4x100 m relay
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 5th 4x100 m relay
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th 4x100 m relay
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st 4x100 m relay
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 5th 60 m[2]
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 4x100 m relay
2003 World Championships Paris, France 5th 4x100 m relay
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 6th 60 m[2]
2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 5th 4x100 m relay
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 4x100 m relay

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Marion Wagner, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 30, 2008
  2. ^ a b 2002 European Indoor Championships, women's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite