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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Marita_KochMarita Koch - Wikipedia

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   Marita Koch. 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.

2. www.irishtimes.com › sport › athleticsA new era for women’s 400m running, but we still need to talk ...

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   Jul 15, 2023 · Of all Koch’s world records, her 400m mark of 47.60 is still out there on its own, given no woman has broken 48 seconds in the 38 years since. Running at the 1985 World Cup in Canberra, drawn in ...

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4. www.olympedia.org › athletes › 69683Olympedia – Marita Koch

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   Biography. 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 ...

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   • Roles: Competed in Olympic Games
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5. olympics.com › en › athletesMarita KOCH - Olympics.com

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   Marita Koch later married her coach Wolfgang Meier. In 2014 she was inducted in the International Track and Field Hall of Fame as the first German woman along with Heike Drechsler. Personal Bests: 100 – 10.83 (1983); 200 – 21.71 (1979); 400 – 47.60 (1985).

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   • Marita Koch later married her coach Wolfgang Meier. In 2014 she was inducted in the International Track and Field Hall of Fame as the first German woman along with Heike Drechsler. Personal Bests: 100 – 10.83 (1983); 200 – 21.71 (1979); 400 – 47.60 (1985).

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   Who was Marita Koch?

   • 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.

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   How many world records did Marita Koch break?

   • But before that, we need to talk about Marita Koch, and some old truths about what breaking that world record would mean. In all, Koch broke 30 world records, 16 outdoors and 14 indoors, all while representing the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) and during the time of their state-sponsored and systematic doping.

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   Did Marita Koch run the 400m in a world record time?

   • 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 seconds quicker than American Allyson Felix clocked to take gold at this year's World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

   Marita Koch: Can we believe her 400m world record is genuine?

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7. www.britannica.com › biography › Marita-KochMarita Koch | Track & Field, World Records, 400m | Britannica

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   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. An injury forced Koch to withdraw from the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, where ...

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   Oct 6, 2015 · Getty Images. Koch won major championship medals over 100m, 200m & 400m. Thirty years ago today, on 6 October, 1985, East German athlete Marita Koch ran the 400m in a world record time of 47.6 ...

9. www.encyclopedia.com › koch-maritaKoch, Marita | Encyclopedia.com

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   Koch was engaged to her coach Wolfgang Meier at the time, and the two soon married. They had a daughter, Ulrike, in 1989. Initially, Koch planned to resume her studies in pediatric medicine, but the dissolution of East German Communism as the border with the West was opened on November 9, 1989, turned Koch's life upside down.