Marita Koch

Also known as Marita Koch Meier, Marita Meier-Koch

East German sprint track and field athlete (born 1957)

Key facts

Born: ( 1957-02-18 ) 18 February 1957 (age 69) , Wismar , Bezirk Rostock , East Germany
Height: 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight: 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport: Track and field
Personal bests: 50 m : 6.11 s NR 60 m : 7.04 s NR 100 m : 10.83 s 200 m : 21.71 s NR 300 m : 34.14 s WB 400 m : 47.60 s WR

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Instance of: human
Given name: Marita
Family name: Meier
Gender: female
Citizenship: German Democratic Republic
Place of birth: Wismar
Occupation: sprinter
Languages spoken: German
Award: IAAF Hall of Fame
Participant in: athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Sport: athletics
Country for sport: German Democratic Republic
Mass: 62
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0618-022, Marita Koch, Silke Gladisch.jpg
Height: 171

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Commons category: Marita Koch
date of birth: 1957-02-18
record held: 400 metres
sports discipline competed in: sprinting
name in native language: Marita Koch
start of work period: 1976-00-00
end of work period: 1987-00-00

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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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