Marianne Adam

Marianne Adam
Marianne Adam in 1975
Personal information
Nationality East Germany
Born (1951-09-19) 19 September 1951 (age 73)
Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, East Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country East Germany
Sportathletics
EventShot put
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best21.86 m (1979)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  East Germany
European Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place Rome 1974 shot put
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place Katowice 1975 shot put
Silver medal – second place Vienna 1979 shot put
Bronze medal – third place Grenoble 1972 shot put
Bronze medal – third place Gothenburg 1974 shot put

Marianne Adam (born 19 September 1951 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg) is a retired shot putter who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She was born in Luckenwalde. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. She won the bronze medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, and at the European Indoor Championships she won one gold medal (1975), one silver medal (1979) and two bronze medals (1972, 1974).

Her personal best throw was 21.86 metres, which puts her sixth in the all-time performers list. She held the shot put world record from 6 August 1975 to 3 July 1976.[1]

Career highlights

Records
Preceded by Women's Shot Put World Record Holder
6 August 1975 – 3 July 1976 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 646–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2009.


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