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Monika Zehrt

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Monika Zehrt
Monika Zehrt in 1972
Personal information
Born29 September 1952 (1952-09-29) (age 72)
Riesa, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best51.08 (1972)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 400m
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 4 × 400m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Helsinki 4 × 400m

Monika Zehrt (later Landgraf, born 29 September 1952) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400m. At the 1972 Olympics she won gold medals in the individual 400m and 4 × 400m relay, setting an Olympic and a world record, respectively. Zehrt also won relay golds at the 1971 European Championships and the 1970 and 1973 European Cup. During her career she set one world record in the 400 m and four in the 4 × 400m. After retiring in 1974, she earned a degree in external trade and a leading position at a furniture company. She married, but then divorced Jochen Landgraf, a 400m hurdler.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Monika Zehrt. sports-reference.com


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