Marianne Werner
Encyclopedia
Marianne Werner is a retired West German
athlete who mainly competed in the shot put events.
Werner competed for West Germany
in the 1952 Summer Olympics
held in Helsinki
, Finland
in the Women's Shot Put, where she won the silver medal. Four years later she returned with the United Team of Germany
to Melbourne
for the 1956 Summer Olympics
where she won the bronze medal one place behind Soviet Galina Zybina
for the second Olympics and eventual winner, another Soviet Tamara Tyshkevich
.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
athlete who mainly competed in the shot put events.
Werner competed for West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
held in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in the Women's Shot Put, where she won the silver medal. Four years later she returned with the United Team of Germany
United Team of Germany
The Unified Team of Germany , competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games as a united team of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic...
to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
for the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
where she won the bronze medal one place behind Soviet Galina Zybina
Galina Zybina
Galina Ivanovna Zybina was a Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower who won three Olympic medals. She trained at VSS Zenit and later at VSS Trud. Her fame rests primarily on eight consecutive world records in the shot put .-External links:*...
for the second Olympics and eventual winner, another Soviet Tamara Tyshkevich
Tamara Tyshkevich
Tamara Andreevna Tyshkevich was an athlete who mainly competed in the shot put event. She trained in Leningrad at Zenit and represented the Soviet Union....
.