Marita Koch
Also known as Marita Koch Meier, Marita Meier-Koch
East German sprint track and field athlete (born 1957)
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- The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
· 1977 · cited 61,766x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,810x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
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Updated on 30 June 2015
Marita Koch (later Meier-Koch; born 18 February 1957) is a German former sprint track and field athlete. During her career she set 16 world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world records in indoor events. Her record of 47.60 in the 400 metres, set on 6 October 1985, still stands.
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1957 births1991 controversies20th-century German sportswomenAthletes from Mecklenburg-VorpommernAthletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer OlympicsEast German Athletics Championships winnersEast German women sprintersEuropean Athletics Championships medalistsFISU World University Games gold medalists for East GermanyFriendship Games medalists in athletics