Marlies Göhr
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Marlies Göhr is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve
Göhr in 1984
Finish photo of Oelsner's world record race, 1 July 1977.
Marlies Göhr (1978)
Marlies Göhr (1982)
The 1st World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 1
Marlies Göhr
…Marlies Göhr (née Oelsner; born 21 March 1958) is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years. During this time she won…
The championships at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, August 1983
Carl Lewis at the championships
postage stamp from Finland issued in 1983
Marathon bronze medallist and reigning Olympic champion Waldemar Cierpinski (DDR) celebrates with gold medal winner Robert de Castella (AUS).