Tanja Damaske
German javelin thrower
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Full name | Tanja Damaske | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-11-16) 16 November 1971 (age 52) East Berlin, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw, shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 66.91 m (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tanja Damaske (born 16 November 1971 in East Berlin) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships. A year earlier she earned a bronze medal at the World Championships. A five-time German Champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired from competition in 2003.
References
- Tanja Damaske at World Athletics
- Profile (in German)
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Preceded by | Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1998 | Succeeded by |
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European Athletics Championships champions in women's javelin throw
- 1938:
Lisa Gelius (GER)
- 1946:
Klavdiya Mayuchaya (URS)
- 1950:
Natalya Smirnitskaya (URS)
- 1954:
Dana Zátopková (TCH)
- 1958:
Dana Zátopková (TCH)
- 1962:
Elvīra Ozoliņa (URS)
- 1966:
Marion Lüttge (GDR)
- 1969:
Angéla Németh (HUN)
- 1971:
Daniela Jaworska (POL)
- 1974:
Ruth Fuchs (GDR)
- 1978:
Ruth Fuchs (GDR)
- 1982:
Anna Verouli (GRE)
- 1986:
Fatima Whitbread (GBR)
- 1990:
Päivi Alafrantti (FIN)
- 1994:
Trine Hattestad (NOR)
- 1998:
Tanja Damaske (GER)
- 2002:
Mirela Maniani (GRE)
- 2006:
Steffi Nerius (GER)
- 2010:
Linda Stahl (GER)
- 2012:
Vera Rebrik (UKR)
- 2014:
Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
- 2016:
Tatsiana Khaladovich (BLR)
- 2018:
Christin Hussong (GER)
- 2022:
Elina Tzengko (GRE)
- 2024:
Victoria Hudson (AUT)
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