Marlies Göhr , born Oelsner the March 21st 1958 with Managed (Thuringe), is old a Athlète and East-German Olympic champion which belonged to the best specialists in the 100 m in the Années 1970 and 1980. It was Olympic double champion and double champion of the world like five times champions of Europe. It gained four victories in world cup of the nations and twelve in cut of Europe of the nations. She was also crowned nine times champions of German Democratic republic.

The Seventies

Marlies Göhr grew while being the girl of a Master Menuisier with Triptis. In 1971, it was sent to the Kinder- und Jugendsportschule of Bad Blankenburg. Contributing under its name of young girl, Oelsner, Marlies second of the finished 100 m of its first major international competition, the championships of Europe Junior in 1975 with Athens. The following year, with the Olympic Games of summer of 1976 with Montreal, it was qualified for the final and finished eighth there. It gained its first Olympic title with the relay 4 X 100 m and its compatriots Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf and Bärbel Eckert.

Its true blossoming took place in 1977 when it gained the national title by beating the world records with a time of 10" 88. This performance made of it the first athlete run one 100 m in less than 11 seconds with an electronic timing. Later in the year, it gained the 100 m and finished second out of relay 4 X 100 m of the first edition of the world cup of the nations to Düsseldorf.

Marlies continued its domination of the sprint in 1978, running from now on under the name of Göhr, it had married the Football or Ulrich Göhr. It gained this year the title over 100 m with the championships of Europe to Prague and was beaten only one hundredth of second by the Soviet Lyudmila Kondratyeva on 200 m. It still gained bronze out of relay 4 X 100 with Johanna Klier, Monika Hamann and Carla Bodendorf.

In 1979, with the world cup of the nations to Montreal, it beaten on 100 m by the American Evelyn Ashford. This event marked the beginning of a great sporting competition.

The Eighties

With the beginning of the year 1980, Göhr confirmed its statur the large favorite one for the Olympic title on 100 Mr. In a two weeks interval in May, it ran in 10" 98 with Potsdam, then in 11" 00 with Jena and in 10" 93 with Dresden, then second better world performance of all times behind its record in 10" 88. With the Olympic Games of summer of 1980 with Moscow, due to Boycott of many nations whose the United States, its principal adversary was the Kondratyeva Soviet who had beaten it on 200 m two earlier in Prague. Finally, Göhr took a bad departure and finally had to be satisfied again with the money for a hundredth of second. Six days later, Göhr obtained its second (and last Olympic title) out of relay 4 X 100 m while beating with its compatriots Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel and Ingrid Auerswald the world records in 41" 60.

Göhr began the year 1981 by gaining the 100 m for the third consecutive time at the cut of Europe of the nations to Tagreb in 11" 17. With Rome, for the world cup of the nations, it was to be acknowledged beaten by Evelyn Ashford and the Britannique Kathy Smallwood-Cook. In 1982 with the championships of Europe to Athens, it gained a new title, becoming the first athlete to defend with his success its title. She gained also gold out of relay 4 X 100 m with Gesine Walther, Bärbel Wöckel and Sabine Rieger.

The Göhr/Ashford competition developed in 1983, both improving the world records. The first, Göhr improved its own record at the time of the Olympic Day with Berlin in 10" 81. This record held less than one month, since Ashford improved it in 10" 79. The two athletes presented themselves in great form to the first championships of the world to Helsinki. Each one gained its semi-final. Unfortunately the final was not its apogee because Ashford was wounded (tear with the tendon) during the race. Göhr gained the title in front of its compatriot Marita Koch in 10" 97. She gained a second gold medal out of relay 4 X 100 m with Silke Gladisch, Marita Koch and Ingrid Auerswald.

Marlies Göhr and Evelyn Ashford continued to dominate the 100 m in 1984, signing together the ten best performances of the year. Unfortunately, Göhr could about it be aligned with the plays of Los Angeles following the Boycott of the countries of the Bloc Is. Ashford, without true rival, gained the title. Its time of 10" 97 were the first official reference under the eleven seconds of the Olympic Games. In the post-Olympic duel a few days later, to the Weltklasse with Zurich, the race turned to the advantage of Ashford which beat clearly Göhr with time 10" 76, new world records.

In 1986, Göhr concentrated on the defense of its European title of the 100 Mr. To the championships of Europe to Stuttgart, it became in 10" 91 the first woman to gain three European titles out of 100 Mr. It gained the title out of relay again 4 X 100 m with Silke Gladisch, Sabine Günther and Ingrid Auerswald.

Its two last appearances in major international competitions took place with the championships of the world of 1987 with Rome and with the Olympic Games of summer of 1988 with Seoul. It was eliminated in semi-final on 100 m in Rome but obtained the money out of relay with Silke Gladisch, Kerstin Behrendt and Cornelia Oschkenat. With the plays of Seoul, it was eliminated in semi-final from the 100 m but gained the money medal out of relay 4 X 100 m with Silke Möller (Gladisch), Kerstin Behrendt and Ingrid Lange (Auerswald). Ashford the American relayeuse last went up a handicap of three meters to precede Göhr of one meter on arrival.

Suspicions of doping

With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, the files of the Stasi suggested that doping was institutionalized under the mode of the German Democratic republic. The performances of many athletes among whom those of Marlies Göhr which would have received the high ones proportions Oral examination-Turinabol in 1983 and 1984, would be to call into question. Moreover, Göhr would have been controlled in 1975, at only 17 years positive with the Stéroïde S Androgène S.

Prize list

Olympic Games of summer

Championships of the world of athletics

  • Championships of the world of athletics of 1983 with Helsinki (Finland)
    • Gold medal on 100 m
    • Gold medal out of relay 4 X 100 m
  • Championships of the world of athletics of 1987 with Rome (Italy)
    • eliminated in semi-final on 100 m
    • Medal from money out of relay 4 X 100 m

Championships of Europe of athletics

  • Championships of Europe of athletics of 1978 with Prague ()
    • Gold medal on 100 m
    • Medal of money on 200 m
    • Bronze medal out of relay 4 X 100 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics of 1982 with Athens (Greece)
    • Gold medal on 100 m
    • Gold medal out of relay 4 X 100 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics of 1986 with Stuttgart ()
    • Gold medal on 100 m
    • Gold medal out of relay 4 X 100 m

Championships of Europe of athletics in room

  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1977 with Saint-Sebastien (Spain)
    • Gold medal on 60 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1978 with Milan (Italy)
    • Gold medal on 60 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1979 with Vienna (Austria)
    • Gold medal on 60 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1982 with Milan (Italy)
    • Gold medal on 60 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1983 with Budapest (Hungary)
    • Gold medal on 60 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1985 with Pirée ()
    • Medal of money on 60 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1986 with Madrid (Spain)
    • Medal of money on 60 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1987 with Liévin (France)
    • Bronze medal on 60 m
  • Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 1988 with Budapest (Hungary)
    • Bronze medal on 60 m

Championships of Europe Junior of athletics

  • Championships of Europe Junior of athletics of 1975 with Athens ()
    • Medal of money on 100 m

World cup of the nations of athletics

  • World cup of the nations of athletics of 1977 with Düsseldorf ()
    • 2nd with general classification with the German Democratic republic
    • 1 out of 100 m
    • 2nd out of relay 4 X 100 m
  • World cup of the nations of athletics of 1979 with Montreal ()
    • 1 with general classification with the German Democratic republic
    • 2nd on 100 m
    • 2nd out of relay 4 X 100 m
  • World cup of the nations of athletics of 1981 with Rome (Italy)
    • 1 with general classification with the German Democratic republic
    • 3rd on 100 m
    • 1 out of relay 4 X 100 m
  • World cup of the nations of athletics of 1985 with Canberra ()
    • 1 with general classification with the German Democratic republic
    • 1 out of 100 m
    • 1 out of relay 4 X 100 m

World records

  • world records of the 100m in 1977 with 10,88 dryness
  • world records of the 4x100 in 1980 with 41,85 dryness
  • world records of the 4x100 in 1980 with 41,60 dryness
  • world records of the 100m in 1982 with 10,88 dryness
  • world records of the 100m in 1983 with 10,81 dryness
  • world records of the 4x100 in 1983 with 41.53 dryness
  • world records of the 4x100 in 1983 with 41.37 dryness

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