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The former Thuringian world-class athlete Ruth Fuchs has died at the age of 76. Fuchs was the first woman to throw a javelin over 60 meters and won a total of eleven GDR championship titles and two Olympic victories. After her athletic career, Fuchs was politically active and ran a fashion business.

"Woman with the iron arm": Olympic champion Fuchs dead

Ruth Fuchs was defeated only three times in her career. The two-time Olympic javelin champion has died at the age of 76. | more

Javelin thrower believes in Olympic start: Paris not the end

Recently, Olympic javelin champion Thomas Röhler has been plagued by repeated injuries. He considers a start at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to be realistic - and after that? | more

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