Monika Zehrt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Monika Zehrt

East German sprinter

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1952

Place of Birth: Riesa, Saxony, Germany

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Monika Zehrt

  • Monika Zehrt (later Landgraf, born 29 September 1952) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 m.
  • At the 1972 Olympics she won gold medals in the individual 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay, setting an Olympic and a world record, respectively.
  • Zehrt also won relay golds at the 1971 European Championships and the 1970 and 1973 European Cup.
  • During her career she set one world record in the 400 m and four in the 4 × 400 m.
  • After retiring in 1974, she earned a degree in external trade and a leading position at a furniture company.
  • She married, but then divorced Jochen Landgraf, a 400 m hurdler.

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