Marita Lange
Appearance
![]() Marita Lange in 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | June 22, 1943 Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany | (age 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SV Halle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lothar Hinz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 19.56 m or 64.2 ft (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marita Lange (born June 22, 1943 in Halle) is a former athlete from East Germany, who won the silver medal behind team mate Margitta Gummel in the shot put event at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico.
References
Categories:
- 1943 births
- Living people
- East German female shot putters
- Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
- People from Halle (Saale)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of East Germany
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs