Ruth Fuchs
Also known as Ruth Gamm, Ruth Hellmann
German politician and athlete, Olympic champion (1946–2023)
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Ruth Fuchs (née Gamm, later Hellmann, 14 December 1946 – 20 September 2023) was a German politician and athlete. Fuchs, representing East Germany, was the winner of the women's javelin at the 1972 (Munich) and 1976 (Montreal) Olympic Games. She set the world record for the javelin six times during the 1970s.
Her personal best throw was 69.96 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in April 1980 in Split. This ranks her seventh among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk, Beate Koch, Karen Forkel, and Tanja Damaske.
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1946 births2023 deaths20th-century German women politicians21st-century German women politiciansAthletes from Saxony-AnhaltAthletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer OlympicsBiography articles needing translation from German WikipediaDoping cases in the sport of athleticsEast German Athletics Championships winners