Ruth Fuchs ( German: Ruth Fuchs , nee - Gamm ( German: Gamm ), born December 14, 1946 , Egeln , Saxony-Anhalt , GDR ) - a former German thrower spear , two-time Olympic champion ( 1972 , 1976 ) [1] , two-time European champion ( 1974 , 1978 ) [2] [3] [4] [5] .
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| Full name | Ruth fuchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date and place of birth | December 14, 1946 (72 years) Egeln , Saxony-Anhalt , GDR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  GDR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 169 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TuS Jena | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainers | Karl Gelmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | 1967 - 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A spear | 69.96 m (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Ruth Gamm was born on December 14, 1946 in Egeln, Saxony-Anhalt, GDR. I started to go in for athletics in the junior sports school Gustrow. In 1964 she graduated from the university.
She was married to a middle distance runner Ulrich Fuchs, and then behind her former trainer Karl Gelmann.
After graduating from a career, she received her doctoral degree and vice-president of the East German Athletics Association in 1984-1990. After the reunification of Germany, she became a member of the parliament of the left-wing party “Die Linke” in 1990 and 1992-2002, as well as a member of parliament for Thuringia in 2004. From 2004 to 2009, she was a member of parliament in the Thuringian Landtag for the PDS .
Main results
| Year | Competition | Location | A place | Result |
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| 1971 | European Championships in Athletics | Helsinki , Finland | 59.16 m | |
| 1972 | Summer Olympics | Munich , Germany | 63.88 m OR | |
| 1974 | European Championships in Athletics | Rome , Italy | 67.22 m | |
| 1976 | Summer Olympics | Montreal , Canada | 65.94 m OR | |
| 1978 | European Championships in Athletics | Prague , Czechoslovakia | 69.16 m | |
| 1980 | Summer Olympics | Moscow , USSR | eight | 63.94 m |
Notes
Links
- Ruth Fuchs - profile on the IAAF website (English)