Marion Lüttge ( Gräfe; born 25 November 1941) is a former

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er. Lüttge won the gold medal at the 1966 European Championships in

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Biography

Lüttge was born in

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and had worked as a chemist before devoting herself to athletics. In 1963, she married the hammer thrower Friedrich Lüttge, the brother of

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ter Johanna Lüttge. Lüttge was the East German champion in the javelin in 1962, 1963 and 1966. She also established three national records during her career; she recorded the last of these on 2 September 1966 with a personal best throw of 59.70m during qualification for the final of the 1966 European Championships.

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1941 births Living people East German female javelin throwers Athletes from Leipzig European Athletics Championships medalists {{East Germany-athletics-bio-stub