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Renate Stecher

レナーテ・シュテヒャー　/　れなーて・しゅてひゃー

Sprinter from Germany

May 15, 1950 (age 76)　・　Dreiheide, Saxony, Germany

Saxony
sprinter

My Take

Renate Stecher is the kind of athlete whose numbers still stop me cold. Thirty-four world records and the first woman ever to break eleven seconds over 100 metres is not a career, it is an era. Three Olympic golds for East Germany, won in the charged atmosphere of the Cold War, give her achievements a historical weight beyond pure speed. I admire how completely she dominated her discipline at a moment when sport carried enormous national symbolism. To me she belongs firmly among the true legends of track and field, deserving of far more recognition today.

Overview

Renate Stecher (German pronunciation: [ʁənaːtə ˈʃtɛçɐ], ; née Renate Meißner; born 12 May 1950) is a German (former East German) sprint runner and a triple Olympic champion. She held 34 world records and was the first woman to run 100 metres within 11 seconds.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Renate Stecher
Name (Japanese): レナーテ・シュテヒャー
Reading: れなーて・しゅてひゃー
Born: May 15, 1950 (age 76)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Tiger
Origin: Dreiheide, Saxony, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: sprinter

2. Background

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

Awards & achievements

Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
Germany's Sports Hall of Fame

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%AC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%86%E3%83%92%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC

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