Tanja Damaske (born 16 November 1971 in East Berlin) is a retired German

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who competed in the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships. A year earlier she earned a bronze medal at the

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. A five-time German Champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired from competition in 2003.

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1971 births Living people Athletes from Berlin German female javelin throwers German national athletics champions World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade East German female javelin throwers 20th-century German women {{Germany-javelin-bio-stub