Marion Becker (born Marion Steiner January 21, 1950) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.
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Birth name | Marion Steiner | ||||||||||
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Born | January 21, 1950 (1950-01-21) (age 72) Hamburg, West Germany | ||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 65.14 m (1976) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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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 220.5 ft (67.2 m),[2] breaking the previous Olympic Record of 209.7 ft (63.9 m)[2] set at the Munich Olympics in 1972 by Ruth Fuchs.[3]
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