Marita Lange
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Marita•Lange |
| Used name | Marita•Lange |
| Born | 22 June 1943 in Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt (GER) |
| Measurements | 182 cm / 85 kg |
| Affiliations | SV Halle, Halle (Saale) (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Shot putter Marita Lange earned the silver medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and finished sixth four years later in München. She claimed two more bronze medals at the 1966 and 1969 Europeans, winning a silver in 1971 and placing sixth in 1973. At the European Indoors Lange won a gold medal in 1969, and bronze medals in 1968 and 1970. In East Germany she won the shot put title in 1970 and 1973, also winning indoors in 1973. Lange also competed in the discus throw several times.
Lange was educated as a stenotypist, but later worked as a school teacher. She also worked with the District Board of the GDR Sports Association DTSB in Halle. After German reunification she was a clerk in the Disability and Rehabilitation Sports Association of Saxony-Anhalt and served as a coach of the wheelchair athlete Ulrich Iser (Paralympic Champion at Sydney in 2000).
Personal Best: SP – 19.40 (1974).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Athletics | GDR |
Marita Lange | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Athletics | GDR |
Marita Lange | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 6 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (0–1–2 1966 Budapest bronze: shot put; 1969 Athina bronze: shot put; 1971 Helsinki silver: shot put)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1–0–2 1968 Madrid bronze: shot put; 1969 Beograd gold: shot put; 1970 Wien bronze: shot put)