Ruth Fuchs
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | |||
| Gold | Munich 1972 | Javelin Throw | |
| Gold | Montreal 1976 | Javelin Throw | |
Ruth Fuchs (born December 14, 1946 in Egeln) is a former athlete and politician. 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.
After retirement Fuchs became a member of Parliament for the Party of Democratic Socialism (now the Left Party) in the re-united Germany.
| Olympic champions in women's javelin throw |
|---|
| 1932: Babe Didrikson | 1936: Tilly Fleischer | 1948: Herma Bauma | 1952: Dana Zátopková | 1956: Inese Jaunzeme | 1960: Elvīra Ozoliņa | 1964: Mihaela Peneş | 1968: Angéla Németh | 1972: Ruth Fuchs | 1976: Ruth Fuchs | 1980: María Colón | 1984: Tessa Sanderson | 1988: Petra Felke | 1992: Silke Renk | 1996: Heli Rantanen | 2000: Trine Hattestad | 2004: Osleidys Menéndez |
