Annegret Richter
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Annegret Richter (born October 13, 1950 in Dortmund
) is a German
(former West German
) athlete and the 1976 Olympic
100 m champion.
Born Annegret Irrgang, she won her first international title at the 1971 European Championships, as a part of her country's 4 x 100 m relay team. The next year, at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, she finished 5th in the 100 m, in front of her home crowd. As she had married hurdler
Manfred Richter, she now ran under that name. With the relay team, Richter ran a new World Record, beating rivals East Germany for the gold.
Before the 1976 Summer Olympics
, everybody's attention was not directed at Richter, but at fellow Dortmunder Ingeborg Helten
, who had set a new World Record of 11.04 just prior to the Games. Richter was beaten in heats by the defending champion Renate Stecher
of East Germany, but Richter ran 11.05 in the second round and set a world record of 11.01 in the semifinals. In the final, Richter and Stecher finished within one metre of each other, with Richter winning the gold and vanquishing Stecher. Three days later she won a silver medal in the 200 m and another one in the 4 x 100 m relay, being beaten by East Germany this time.
Richter retired the next year, but made a short comeback in 1978, which ended with a severe injury.
Dortmund
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) is a German
Germany
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(former West German
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
) athlete and the 1976 Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
100 m champion.
Born Annegret Irrgang, she won her first international title at the 1971 European Championships, as a part of her country's 4 x 100 m relay team. The next year, at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
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, she finished 5th in the 100 m, in front of her home crowd. As she had married hurdler
Hurdling
Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...
Manfred Richter, she now ran under that name. With the relay team, Richter ran a new World Record, beating rivals East Germany for the gold.
Before the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
, everybody's attention was not directed at Richter, but at fellow Dortmunder Ingeborg Helten
Inge Helten
Ingeborg Helten is a former athlete from West Germany, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Westum, Sinzig, Rhineland-Palatinate....
, who had set a new World Record of 11.04 just prior to the Games. Richter was beaten in heats by the defending champion Renate Stecher
Renate Stecher
Renate Stecher is a German athlete and a triple Olympic champion.Born as Renate Meißner, she was a very talented athlete, also competing in the high jump and pentathlon...
of East Germany, but Richter ran 11.05 in the second round and set a world record of 11.01 in the semifinals. In the final, Richter and Stecher finished within one metre of each other, with Richter winning the gold and vanquishing Stecher. Three days later she won a silver medal in the 200 m and another one in the 4 x 100 m relay, being beaten by East Germany this time.
Richter retired the next year, but made a short comeback in 1978, which ended with a severe injury.