Marion Becker Explained

Marion Becker
Birth Name:Marion Steiner
Birth Place:Hamburg, West Germany
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Height:1.67m (05.48feet)
Weight:63kg (139lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw
Pb:65.14 m (1976)
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Marion Becker (Steiner, January 21, 1950) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.

Biography

She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics, representing Romania.[1]

Becker competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw, where she won the silver medal with a throw of 220.5feet,[2] breaking the previous Olympic Record of 209.7feet[2] set at the Munich Olympics in 1972 by Ruth Fuchs.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Marion Becker Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174212/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/marion-becker-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174930/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.
  3. News: Glamour Events Begin at Olympics. 22 July 1976. 2009-08-07. News: Four Gym golds for Soviet. 24 July 1976. 2009-08-07.