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Marion Reichelt

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Marion Reichelt
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born23 December 1962
Sport
Sportlong jump and heptathlon

Marion Reichelt (née Weser; born 23 December 1962) is a German female former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump and heptathlon for East Germany. She was a heptathlon silver medallist at the European Cup Combined Events in 1987 and set a personal best score of 6442 points, ranking seventh on the world lists for that season.[1] She placed sixth at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in her only global senior performance.[2] She holds a long jump best of 6.66 m (21 ft 10 in).[3]

She was listed among leaked Stasi documents, published by Brigitte Berendonk, as having been subject to the East German state doping programme.[4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1987 European Cup Combined Events Arles, France 2nd Heptathlon 6442 pts
World Championships Rome, Italy 6th Heptathlon 6296 pts

References

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  1. ^ European Combined Events Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ^ Marion Reichelt. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ^ Marion Reichelt. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  4. ^ Brigitte Berendonk: Doping. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Reinbek 1992, ISBN 3-499-18677-2, S. 183
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