- Annegret Richter
Annegret Richter (born
October 13 ,1950 inDortmund ) is a German (former West German) athlete and the1976 Olympic 100 m champion.Born Annegret Irrgang, she won her first international title at the
1971 European Championships, as a part of her country's 4 x 100 m relay team. The next year, at the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich , she finished 5th in the 100 m, in front of her home crowd. As she had married hurdlerManfred Richter , she now ran under that name. With the relay team, Richter ran a new World Record, beating rivals East Germany for the gold.Before the
1976 Summer Olympics , everybody's attention was not directed at Richter, but at fellow Dortmunder Ingeborg Helten, who had set a new World Record of 11.04 just prior to the Games. Richter was beaten in heats by the defending championRenate Stecher ofEast Germany , but Richter ran 11.05 in the second round and set a world record of 11.01 in the semifinals. In the final, Richter and Stecher finished within one metre of each other, with Richter winning the gold and vanquishing Stecher. Three days later she won a silver medal in the 200 m and another one in the 4 x 100 m relay, being beaten by East Germany this time.Richter retired the next year, but made a short comeback in
1978 , which ended with a severe injury.External links
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=953 Annegret Richter at "sporting-heroes.net"]
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