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Updated on 30 June 2015. Marita Koch (later Meier-Koch; born 18 February 1957) is a German former sprint track and field athlete. During her career she set 16 world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world records in indoor events. Her record of 47.60 in the 400 metres, set on 6 October 1985, still stands.
Oct 6, 2015 · Thirty years ago today, on 6 October, 1985, East German athlete Marita Koch ran the 400m in a world record time of 47.6 seconds. To put it into perspective, it was more than one and a half...
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Jun 7, 2023 · The Olympic and World 400-meter hurdles champion has set her sights on Marita Koch’s 38-year-old 400 sprint mark. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone crosses the finish line to win the women’s...
Jul 15, 2023 · East Germany's Marita Koch’s 47.60 for the 400m has stood as both the European and world record since 1985 and may never be broken. File photograph: Tony Duffy/Getty Images. Ian O'Riordan....
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Marita Koch Women's 400m World Record. Gr0wTesK. 213 subscribers. 717K views 17 years ago. ...more. Martia Koch setting the 400m record (47.60) which still stands today.
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Marita Koch was one of the greatest ever 400 m runners, setting 16 sprint world records (four outdoors in the 200, and six outdoors in the 400), capped by 47.60 in the 400 that remained the world record thru 2009. In 1978-79, 1982-83 and 1985 she was elected East German Sportswoman of the Year and in 1978-79, and 1982-83 she was Track & Field ...
Olympic Games. Marita Koch (born Feb. 18, 1957, Wismar, E.Ger.) is an East German athlete who collected a remarkable 16 individual and team world records in outdoor sprints, as well as 14 world records in indoor events. In her only Olympic Games, at Moscow in 1980, she won two medals.