Sport Athletics Role Olympic athlete Event(s) 100 m hurdles Height 1.66 m | Personal best(s) 12.3 (1973) Weight 58 kg Name Annelie Ehrhardt Club SC Magdeburg | |
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Born 18 June 1950 (age 73) ( 1950-06-18 ) Ohrsleben, Germany Olympic medals Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles People also search for Karin Balzer, Valeria Bufanu, Judy Vernon | ||
Annelie Ehrhardt, (née Jahns on 18 June 1950) is a retired German hurdler. She won the gold medal in the inaugural 100 metre hurdles event at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany, setting a new world record, and becoming the first East German Olympic Champion in this event. She also won a silver medal at the 1971 European Championships and a gold medal at the 1974 European Championships in a new championship record of 12.66 seconds.
Born Annelie Jahns, she married Olympic sprint canoer Manfred Ehrhardt in 1970 and became known under his name. During her career Ehrhardt won 11 national titles and set 20 world records over various hurdle distances, indoors and outdoors. She was a photo laboratory assistant by profession.
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