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Monika Zehrt

モニカ・ツェールト　/　もにか・つぇーると

Sprinter from Germany

September 29, 1952 (age 73)　・　Riesa, Saxony, Germany

Saxony
sprinter
athletics competitor

My Take

Monika Zehrt is the sort of athlete I find genuinely thrilling to read about. At the 1972 Munich Olympics this East German sprinter took individual gold in the 400 metres and another gold in the 4x400 relay, setting an Olympic record and a world record in the process. Double gold under the immense pressure of Cold War sport is no fluke; it speaks to nerve as much as speed. Her Patriotic Order of Merit feels well earned. What stays with me is the mental steel it must have taken to stand on top of the world in that era. Decades on, she has my real respect.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Monika Zehrt
Name (Japanese): モニカ・ツェールト
Reading: もにか・つぇーると
Born: September 29, 1952 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Dragon
Origin: Riesa, Saxony, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 168 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: sprinter / athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%84%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88

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