Marlies Göhr

Marlies Göhr
Göhr in 1984
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1958-03-21) 21 March 1958
Gera, East Germany
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
1976 Montréal4 × 100 m relay
1980 Moscow4 × 100 m relay
1980 Moscow100 m
1988 Seoul4 × 100 m relay
Friendship Games
1984 Moscow100 metres
World Championships
1983 Helsinki100 m
1983 Helsinki4 × 100 m relay
1987 Rome4 × 100 m relay

Marlies Göhr (née Oelsner, born 21 March 1958 in Gera) is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years. During this time she won many medals as a sprinter at major international championships and set several world records.

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