Marianne Adam

Marianne Adam

Medal record
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  East Germany
European Championships in Athletics
Silver Rome 1974 shot put
European Indoor Championships in Athletics
Bronze Grenoble 1972 shot put
Gold Katowice 1975 shot put
Silver Vienna 1979 shot put
Bronze 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 Championships in Athletics, 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.

Career highlights



Records
Preceded by
Czechoslovakia Helena Fibingerová		 Women's Shot Put World Record Holder
6 August 1975 – 3 July 1976[1] 		Succeeded by
Bulgaria 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.