Marion Lüttge (née Gräfe; born 25 November 1941) is a former East German javelin thrower. Lüttge won the gold medal at the 1966 European Championships in Budapest.[1]
 Marion Lüttge in 1963 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Marion Gräfe | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Marion Lüttge | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1941 (age 82) Leipzig, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 59.70 m (1966) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
Lüttge was born in Leipzig, Saxony and had worked as a chemist before devoting herself to athletics. In 1963, she married the hammer thrower Friedrich Lüttge, the brother of shot putter Johanna Lüttge.
Lüttge was the East German champion in the javelin in 1962, 1963 and 1966.[2] She also established three national records during her career; she recorded the last of these on 2 September 1966 with a personal best throw of 59.70m during qualification for the final of the 1966 European Championships.
References edit
- ^ "Budapest 66, Women's Results". 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "East German championships". 24 January 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
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