Marianne Werner

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Klawdija Totschonowa , Galina Sybina and Marianne Werner in 1952

Marianne Werner , b. Schulze-Entrup (born January 4, 1924 in Dülmen ), is a former German athlete and Olympic medalist who was one of the world's best shot putters and discus throwers in the 1950s . While she won two Olympic medals in the shot put and was once European champion, she did not achieve any medal ranks with the discus.

Athletic career

Marianne Werner first started for the Münster gymnastics community , then for SC Preußen Münster , in 1952 for SSV 04 Wuppertal and then for SC Greven 09 . In her active days she was 1.74 m tall and weighed 83 kg. She was trained by her then husband Erich Werner, who in turn was a successful athlete (especially a javelin) in the 1930s. In 1961 both published a textbook on the “Methodology of Throwing Disciplines for Schools and Clubs”.

Successes in detail

International

  • 1952, Olympic Games : 2nd place in the shot put (13.89 - 13.91 - invalid - invalid - 14.04 - 14.57 m ); 9th place in the discus throw (41.03 m)
  • 1954, European Championships : 5th place in the shot put (13.93 m), 11th place in the discus throw (41.36 m)
  • 1956, Olympic Games ( starting for the Federal Republic in the joint German team): 3rd place in the shot put ( 15.61 m - 15.56 - 15.46 - invalid - 15.01 - 15.44); 10th place in the discus throw (43.34 m)
  • 1958, European Championships : 1st place in the shot put (14.24 - 14.34 - 14.66 - 15.57 - 15.74 m - invalid)

National

  • Discus throw: German champion 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954. 3rd place 1955
  • Shot put: German champion 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959. Vice champion 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1960. 3rd place 1955.
  • Pentathlon: runner-up in 1948

Award

Web links

literature

Werner, Marianne u. Werner, Erich: Methodology of the throwing disciplines for schools and clubs. Limpert Verlag, Frankfurt 1961. 112 pp.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marianne Werner on the website Werfer.de German Olympic medals women ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.diewerfer.de
  2. ↑ About the athlete, trainer and educator Erich Werner [1]
personal data
SURNAME Werner, Marianne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schulze-Entrup, Marianne (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympic medalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Dülmen near Coesfeld