Marion Reichelt (née Weser; born 23 December 1962) is a German female former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump and heptathlon for East Germany. She was a heptathlon silver medallist at the European Cup Combined Events in 1987 and set a personal best score of 6442 points, ranking seventh on the world lists for that season.[1] She placed sixth at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in her only global senior performance.[2] She holds a long jump best of 6.66 m (21 ft 10 in).[3]

Marion Reichelt
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born23 December 1962
Sport
Sportlong jump and heptathlon

She was listed among leaked Stasi documents, published by Brigitte Berendonk, as having been subject to the East German state doping programme.[4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1987 European Cup Combined Events Arles, France 2nd Heptathlon 6442 pts
World Championships Rome, Italy 6th Heptathlon 6296 pts

References

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  1. ^ European Combined Events Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ^ Marion Reichelt. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ^ Marion Reichelt. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  4. ^ Brigitte Berendonk: Doping. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Reinbek 1992, ISBN 3-499-18677-2, S. 183
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