Renate Stecher

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Renate Stecher

Personal information
Born	12 May 1950 (1950-05-12) (age 74) Süptitz, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Club	SC Motor Jena
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.8 (1973) 200 m – 22.38 (1973)[1]
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich 100 m 1972 Munich 200 m 1976 Montreal 4×100 m relay 1972 Munich 4×100 m relay 1976 Montreal 100 m 1976 Montreal 200 m European Athletics Championships 1969 Athens 4×100 m relay 1971 Helsinki 100 m 1971 Helsinki 200 m 1974 Rome 4×100 m relay 1969 Athens 200 m 1971 Helsinki 4×100 m relay 1974 Rome 100 m 1974 Rome 200 m

Renate Stecher (German pronunciation: [ʁənaːtə ˈʃtɛçɐ], audio^ⓘ; née 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.^[2]