Photo: Wendorf—CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Marianne Adam
- Born
- Sep 19, 1951 (75 years old)
- Birthplace
- Luckenwalde, Germany
- Events
- Shot Put
- Height
- 1.83 m
- Weight
- 85 kg
Marianne Adam (born 19 September 1951 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg) is a retired shot putter who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She was born in Luckenwalde.
She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. She won the bronze medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, and at the European Indoor Championships she won one gold medal (1975), one silver medal (1979) and two bronze medals (1972, 1974).
Her personal best throw was 21.86 metres, which puts her sixth in the all-time performers list. She held the shot put world record from 6 August 1975 to 3 July 1976.
Personal best · Shot Put21.86
1980 season best21.03Jun 4, 1980 · Berlin
As of Nov 4, 2026: Shot Put 21.86 (#6 all-time), 1980 season best 21.03 (Jun 4, 1980, Berlin (GER)) · 75 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | SP | 21.03 | – | Jun 4, 1980 | Berlin (GER) |
| 1979 | SP | 21.86 | – | Jun 23, 1979 | Leipzig (GER) |
| 1978 | SP | 21.58 | – | Aug 15, 1978 | Berlin (GER) |
| 1977 | SP | 20.93 | – | Jul 27, 1977 | Leipzig (GER) |
| 1976 | SP | 21.67 | – | May 30, 1976 | Karl Marx Stadt (GDR) |
| 1975 | SP | 21.60 | – | Aug 6, 1975 | Berlin (GDR) |
| 1974 | SP | 20.61 | – | Jul 5, 1974 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 1972 | SP | 19.11 | – | Sep 4, 1972 | Olympiastadion, München (GER) |