Tanja Damaske

Tanja Damaske

Personal information
Full name	Tanja Damaske
Born	(1971-11-16) 16 November 1971 Berlin, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw, shot put
Medal record Javelin throw World Championships Bronze 1997 Athens Javelin European Championships Gold 1998 Budapest Javelin World Junior Championships Gold 1990 Plovdiv Javelin

Tanja Damaske (born 16 November 1971 in Berlin) is a former female javelin thrower from Germany, best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A year earlier she gained the bronze medal at the World Championships. A five-time German champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired in 2003.

External links

• Tanja Damaske profile at IAAF
• Profile (German)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Trine Hattestad	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1998	Succeeded by Trine Hattestad