Doris Maletzki (for some time Brachmann, born 11 June 1952 in

Salzwedel Salzwedel (, officially known as Hansestadt Salzwedel; Low German: ''Soltwedel'') is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the district (''Kreis'') of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, and has a population of approximately 21,500. Salzwe ...

) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. She won a gold medal in

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

at the 1974 European Championships, together with teammates Christina Heinich, Bärbel Eckert and

Renate Stecher Renate Stecher (, ; née Meißner, born 12 May 1950) is a German (former East German) sprint runner and a triple Olympic champion. She held 34 world records and was the first woman to run 100 metres within 11 seconds. Biography Born as Renate ...

. At the

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in Montreal she won a gold medal in 4 × 400 metre relay, with her teammates

Brigitte Rohde Brigitte Köhn ( Rohde; born 8 October 1954 in Prenzlau, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres and later 400 metres hurdles. She won a gold medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1974 E ...

, 400 m silver medalist Christina Brehmer and 400 m bronze medalist Ellen Streidt. She competed for the club

SC Dynamo Berlin The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was the largest sports club of SV Dynamo, the sports association of the security agencies. The club was disbanded after German reunification and even ...

during her active career. Maletzki served as managing director of football club

BFC Dynamo Berliner Fussball Club Dynamo e. V., commonly abbreviated to BFC Dynamo () or BFC (), alternatively sometimes called Dynamo Berlin, is a German football club based in the locality of Alt-Hohenschönhausen of the borough of Lichtenberg of Berli ...

in 2001. She was elected as the first woman to the presidium of the

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(BFV) in 2004. Maletzki serves as the vice chairman of the financial committee of BFV as of 2021. She is a representative of BFC Dynamo in the BFV.

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1952 births Living people People from Salzwedel East German female sprinters Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver Olympic female sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for East Germany German sports executives and administrators People from Bezirk Magdeburg Association football executives {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub