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Marion LüttgeWomen's Athletics Competitor for East Germany European Championships Gold 1966 Budapest Javelin Marion Lüttge, née Gräfe (born 25 November 1941) is a former East German javelin thrower. Lüttge won the gold medal at the 1966 European Championships in Budapest.[1]
Biography
Lüttge was born in Leipzig, Saxony and had worked as a chemist before devoting herself to athletics. In 1963, she married the hammer thrower Friedrich Lüttge, the brother of shot putter Johanna Lüttge.
Lüttge was the East German champion in the javelin in 1962, 1963 and 1966.[2] She also established three national records during her career; she recorded the last of these on 2 September 1966 with a personal best throw of 59.70m during qualification for the final of the 1966 European Championships.
References
- ^ "Budapest 66, Women's Results". 26 April 2007. http://www.athletix.org/Eurochamps/ec66wom.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "East German championships". 24 January 2007. http://www.gbrolympics.com/nc/gdr.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
European Champions in Women's Javelin Throw 1938: Lisa Gelius (GER) • 1946: Klavdiya Mayuchaya (URS) • 1950: Natalya Smirnitskaya (URS) • 1954: Dana Zátopková (TCH) • 1958: Dana Zátopková (TCH) • 1962: Elvīra Ozoliņa (URS) • 1966: Marion Lüttge (GDR) • 1969: Angéla Németh (HUN) • 1971: Daniela Jaworska (POL) • 1974: Ruth Fuchs (GDR) • 1978: Ruth Fuchs (GDR) • 1982: Anna Verouli (GRE) • 1986: Fatima Whitbread (GBR) • 1990: Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) • 1994: Trine Hattestad (NOR) • 1998: Tanja Damaske (GER) • 2002: Mirela Manjani (GRE) • 2006: Steffi Nerius (GER) • 2010: Linda Stahl (GER)
Categories:- 1941 births
- Living people
- German javelin throwers
- East German athletes
- People from Leipzig
- German athletics biography stubs
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