Marion Reichelt
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Nationality | East German |
Born | 23 December 1962 |
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Sport | long jump and heptathlon |
Marion Reichelt (née Weser; born 23 December 1962) is a German female former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump and heptathlon for East Germany. She was a heptathlon silver medallist at the European Cup Combined Events in 1987 and set a personal best score of 6442 points, ranking seventh on the world lists for that season.[1] She placed sixth at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in her only global senior performance.[2] She holds a long jump best of 6.66 m (21 ft 10 in).[3]
She was listed among leaked Stasi documents, published by Brigitte Berendonk, as having been subject to the East German state doping programme.[4]
International competitions[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1987 | European Cup Combined Events | Arles, France | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6442 pts |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | Heptathlon | 6296 pts |
References[]
- ^ European Combined Events Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ Marion Reichelt. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ Marion Reichelt. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ Brigitte Berendonk: Doping. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Reinbek 1992, ISBN 3-499-18677-2, S. 183
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- 1962 births
- East German female long jumpers
- East German heptathletes
- German female long jumpers
- German heptathletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany
- Doping cases in athletics
- East German sportspeople in doping cases