Marianne Adam

Marianne Adam

Marianne Adam in 1975
Personal information
Nationality  East Germany
Born (1951-09-19) 19 September 1951
Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, East Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country  East Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Club SC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 21.86 m (1979)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  East Germany
European Athletics Championships
Rome 1974 shot put
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Katowice 1975 shot put
Vienna 1979 shot put
Grenoble 1972 shot put
Gothenburg 1974 shot put

Marianne Adam (born 19 September 1951 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg) is a retired shot putter who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She was born in Luckenwalde. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. She won the bronze medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, and at the European Indoor Championships she won one gold medal (1975), one silver medal (1979) and two bronze medals (1972, 1974).

Her personal best throw was 21.86 metres, which puts her sixth in the all-time performers list. She held the shot put world record from 6 August 1975 to 3 July 1976.[1]

Career highlights

Records
Preceded by
Helena Fibingerová		 Women's Shot Put World Record Holder
6 August 1975 – 3 July 1976 		Succeeded by
Ivanka Khristova

References

  1. ↑ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 646–7. Retrieved 5 August 2009.


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