| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1980 Moscow | 400 m | |
| Silver | 1980 Moscow | 4x400 m relay | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1983 Helsinki | 200 m | |
| Gold | 1983 Helsinki | 4x100 m relay | |
| Gold | 1983 Helsinki | 4x400 m relay | |
| Silver | 1983 Helsinki | 100 m | |
Marita Koch (born 18 February 1957 in Wismar, East Germany) is a former sprint athlete. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Wismar (ˈvɪsmaʁ is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,about Eastern Germany refers to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, in Germany known as Ostdeutschland or better Neue Bundesländer Sprints are short running races in athletics. They are roughly classified as events in which top runners will not have to "pace themselves" but can run as fast as
Career
Her married name is Marita Koch Meier. During her career she collected a remarkable sixteen world records in outdoor sprints, as well as 14 world records in indoor events. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event
Koch set her first world record in 1977 in Milan when she ran 400 metres indoors in 51. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. 8 seconds. The following year, she set her first outdoor record at 400 metres in 49. 19 seconds. She topped this with another two world records within a month.
Koch was unable to compete at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal due to injury, but had been considered a certainty for a medal had she made it there. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Injury or bodily injury is Damage or Harm caused to the Structure or function of the Body caused by an outside agent or
In 1979 Koch became the first woman to run 200 metres in under 22 seconds. Her time of 21. 71 seconds set at Karl Marx Stadt stood as world record for nine years. Chemnitz (1953–1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt ( Sorbian:Kamjenica is a City in Eastern Germany. Three weeks before the 1984 Olympic Games she tied her own record but the East German boycott prevented her from competing in the games. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The Moscow Olympics of 1980 was her only one, and she won the gold medal in the individual 400 metres and silver medal in the 4 x 400m relay. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, During a relay race, members of a team take turns Running, Orienteering, Swimming, Cross-country skiing, Biathlon, or Skating
Koch set the current 400 metre world record of 47. 60 seconds, a time considered far out of reach of even the best present athletes, on 6 October 1985 at Bruce Stadium in Canberra, Australia. Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for Rugby league and Rugby union games located adjacent to the Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
Marlies Göhr challenged Marita Koch in indoor sprints. Marlies Göhr (born March 21, 1958 in Gera, Germany) was an East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m As a result, Marita Koch became one of the most successful runners over 50 and 60 metres where she set many records between 1980 and 1985.
As a member of East Germany's relay teams, Koch set more world records. With a team led together with Göhr, they set new world records over 4x100 metres in 1979 and 1983. In the 1980 Olympic Games, Koch was part of the team that won silver over 4x400 metres. The same team set world records over the same distance in 1980, 1982 and 1984.
Koch also won the European Championships at 400m in 1978, 1982 and 1986 before retiring in 1987 as one of Germany's most successful athletes. The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. The 12th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 29 to September 3, 1978 in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia The 13th European Championships in Athletics were held from September 6 to September 12, 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens The 14th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 29 to September 3, 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart She remains the European record holder over 200 metres.
Drug Use Controversy
Koch's achievements, along with the extraordinary performances many other East German female athletes, aroused considerable suspicion at the time that they were achieved with the aid of anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, which were and remain illegal but were not detectable at the time. Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone. In 1991 German anti drug activists Brigitte Berendonk and Werner Franke were able to save several doctoral theses and other documents written by scientists working for the East German drug research program. Werner Franke (born 1940 in Paderborn, Germany) is a Professor of cell and Molecular biology at the German Cancer Research Center The documents list the dosage and timetables for the administration of anabolic steroids to many athletes of the former GDR, one of them being Marita Koch. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state According to the sources Koch did use the anabolic steroid Oral-Turinabol from 1981-1984 with dosages ranging from 530 to 1460 mg/year. Koch never publicly admitted to this. After the fall of the Iron Curtain the GDR never came close the dominating the sport again.
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