She also claimed multiple medals at the European Indoor Championships, including gold in 1972 and 1973.
The athletics fraternity is deeply saddened to hear that Annelie Ehrhardt, the 1972 Olympic 100m hurdles champion, has died at the age of 74.
Ehrhardt won her Olympic title for East Germany in a world record of 12.59 and she went on to become European champion two years later, running a championship record of 12.66 in Rome. In doing so, she claimed a second European medal, following the silver she secured in Helsinki in 1971.
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10:57 - 24.10.2024
Tributes continue to pour in for British shot put legend Geoff Capes
Capes had an illustrious career, twice winning gold in the shot at both the Commonwealth Games and the European Indoor Championships.
She also claimed multiple medals at the European Indoor Championships, including gold in 1972 and 1973.
Ehrhardt returned to the Olympic stage in Montreal in 1976, when she reached the semifinals of the 100m hurdles. That was to be her final competitive appearance.
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08:30 - 05.10.2024
Kelvin Kiptum: How a record-breaking star will be remembered at 2024 Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon will honor late Kenyan marathoner Kelvin Kiptum with tributes, celebrating his record-breaking legacy.
“With the loss of Germany's first Olympic champion in the history of the sprint hurdles, German athletics has lost an outstanding personality in German sport," said the German athletics federation according to World Athletics.
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