Marita Lange
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 Lange in 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 June 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 2025 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Halle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lothar Hinz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 19.56 m or 64.2 ft (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marita Lange (22 June 1943 – 12 December 2025) was an athlete from East Germany, who won the silver medal behind teammate Margitta Gummel in the shot put event at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico.
Lange died after a prolonged illness on 12 December 2025, at the age of 82.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Martin Neumann: "Olympia-Zweite Marita Lange verstorben". leichtathletik.de, 7 February 2026 (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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- East German women shot putters
- Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
- Sportspeople from Halle (Saale)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for East Germany
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics
- East German Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes from Bezirk Halle
- SC Chemie Halle athletes
- Olympic women shot putters
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