Birth name Marion Steiner Personal best(s) 65.14 m (1976) Weight 63 kg Event(s) Javelin throw Height 1.67 m | Role Olympic athlete Nationality West Germany Name Marion Becker | |
Olympic medals Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's Javelin Throw | ||
Marion Becker (born Marion Steiner January 21, 1950 in Hamburg) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.
Biography
Becker competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw, where she won the silver medal with a throw of 220.5 ft (67.2 m), breaking the previous Olympic Record of 209.7 ft (63.9 m) set at the Munich Olympics in 1972 by Ruth Fuchs.
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