Marianne Adam

Marianne Adam (born 19 September 1951 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg) is a retired shot putter who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She was born in Luckenwalde. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. She won the bronze medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, and at the European Indoor Championships she won one gold medal (1975), one silver medal (1979) and two bronze medals (1972, 1974).

Marianne Adam

Marianne Adam in 1975
Personal information
Nationality	East Germany
Born	(1951-09-19) 19 September 1951 (age 73) Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, East Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	East Germany
Sport	athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best	21.86 m (1979)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  East Germany European Athletics Championships Rome 1974 shot put European Athletics Indoor Championships Katowice 1975 shot put Vienna 1979 shot put Grenoble 1972 shot put Gothenburg 1974 shot put

Her personal best throw was 21.86 metres, which puts her sixth in the all-time performers list. She held the shot put world record from 6 August 1975 to 3 July 1976.^[1]

Career highlights

• 1971, European Indoor Championships: fourth place (17,49 metres - 17,48 - 17,26 - 16,54 - 17,10 - 17,40)
• 1972, European Indoor Championships: bronze medal (18,30 - 17,95 - 17,81 - 17,75 - x - 17,87)
• 1972, Olympic Games: fifth place (18,75 - x - 18,58 - 18,94 - 18,91 - 18,71)
• 1974, European Indoor Championships: bronze medal (19,35 - 18,68 - 19,04 - 18,66 - 19,70 - 19,37)
• 1974, European Championships: silver medal (20,43 - 20,18 - 19,86 - x - 20,09 - 20,42)
• 1975, European Indoor Championships: gold medal (18,86 - 20,05 - 19,30 - 19,19 - 19,55 - 19,94)
• 1976, Olympic Games: fourth place (20,55 - x - x - x - 18,15 - 19,50)
• 1979, European Indoor Championships: silver medal (19,86 - 19,99 - 20,14 - 19,47 - 19,69 - 20,11)

Records
Preceded by Helena Fibingerová	Women's Shot Put World Record Holder 6 August 1975 – 3 July 1976	Succeeded by Ivanka Khristova