Marlies Göhr

GDRWomen

Birth dateMar 21, 1958

BirthplaceGera, Germany

Height1.65 m

Weight55 kg

Marlies Göhr, née Marlies Oelsner, (born 21 March 1958) is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years. During this time she won many medals as a sprinter at major international championships and set several world records.

Key facts

200 m

21.74

#15 all-time

100 m

10.79

#29 all-time

1988 season best

22.28

Jun 12, 1988 · Karl Marx Stadt (GDR)

1988 season best

Last competition

The XXIV Olympic Games

Oct 1, 1988 · 42.09

The XXIV Olympic Games

Medals

Olympic Games: 2 gold, 2 silver · World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver

Record

Area record · 4 × 100 m 41.37

Area record

Age

68 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 200 m 21.74 (#15 all-time), 100 m 10.79 (#29 all-time), 1988 season best 22.28 (Jun 12, 1988, Karl Marx Stadt (GDR)) · Last competition: The XXIV Olympic Games, Oct 1, 1988, 42.09 · Olympic Games: 2 gold, 2 silver · World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver · Area record (4 × 100 m) · 68 years old

Personal bests

10.79*

21.74

41.37

7.07

1:28.15

6.12

6.62

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	2	2	-	4
World Championships	2	1	-	3
Total	4	3	-	7

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
1988	60m	7.07	-	Mar 6, 1988	↑	European Indoor Championships
1988	100m	10.89	+2.0	Jul 9, 1988	↑	Neubrandenburg (GDR)
1988	200m	22.28	+1.7	Jun 12, 1988	↑	Karl Marx Stadt (GDR)
1988	4x100m	41.73	-	Sep 13, 1988	↑	Berlin (GER)
1987	50Metres	6.13	-	Jan 25, 1987	↓	Berlin (GER) (i)
1987	60m	7.07	-	Feb 22, 1987	↑	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
1987	100m	10.93	-0.2	Jun 10, 1987	↑	Neubrandenburg (GDR)
1987	4x100m	41.79	-	Jun 20, 1987	↑	Karl Marx Stadt (GDR)
1986	50Metres	6.16	-	Jan 25, 1986	↓	Berlin (GER) (i)
1986	55m	6.62	-	Feb 28, 1986	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
1986	60m	7.07	-	Feb 1, 1986	↑	Liévin (FRA) (i)
1986	100m	10.91	+0.8	Aug 27, 1986	↑	Stuttgart European Championships
1986	4x100m	41.84	-	Aug 31, 1986	↑	Stuttgart European Championships
1985	60m	7.13	-	Mar 3, 1985	↑	European Indoor Championships
1985	100m	10.86	+2.0	Sep 22, 1985	↑	Berlin (GDR)
1985	4x100m	41.37	-	Oct 6, 1985	↑	Bruce Stadium, Canberra (AUS)
1984	60m	7.12	-	Feb 5, 1984	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1984	100m	10.84	+1.7	Aug 22, 1984	↑	Zürich (SUI)
1984	200m	21.74	+0.4	Jun 3, 1984	↑	Erfurt (GER)
1984	4x100m	41.69	-	Jul 21, 1984	↑	Potsdam (GDR)
1983	55m	6.67	-	Feb 5, 1983	↑	Dallas, TX (USA) (i)
1983	60m	7.09	-	Feb 20, 1983	↑	Senftenberg (GER) (i)
1983	100m	10.81	+1.7	Jun 8, 1983	↑	Berlin (GER)
1983	4x100m	41.53	-	Jul 31, 1983	↑	Berlin (GER)
1982	60m	7.11	-	Mar 7, 1982	↑	European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Milano (i)
1982	100m	10.88	+1.9	Jul 9, 1982	↑	Karl Marx Stadt (GDR)
1982	4x100m	41.97	-	Aug 28, 1982	↑	Potsdam (GDR)
1981	100m	11.09	+0.4	Aug 1, 1981	↑	Erfurt (GER)
1981	4x100m	42.22	-	Sep 6, 1981	↑	Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA)
1980	50Metres	6.12	-	Feb 2, 1980	↓	Grenoble (FRA) (i)
1980	60m	7.10	-	Jan 26, 1980	↑	Senftenberg (GER) (i)
1980	100m	10.79	+3.3	Jul 16, 1980	↑	Dresden (GER)
1980	200m	22.45	+1.1	May 18, 1980	↑	-
1980	4x100m	41.60	-	Aug 1, 1980	↑	Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS)
1980	4x200Metre	1:28.15	-	Aug 9, 1980	↑	Jena (GDR)
1979	60m	7.16	-	Feb 25, 1979	↑	European Indoor Championships, Ferry-Dusika-Halle, Wien (i)
1979	100m	10.97	+0.8	Jun 13, 1979	↑	Dresden (GER)
1979	200m	22.36	+1.9	Jun 14, 1979	↑	Halle (GER)
1979	4x100m	42.09	-	Aug 4, 1979	↑	Torino (ITA)
1978	60m	7.12	-	Mar 12, 1978	↑	European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Milano (i)
1978	100y	10.41	-	Feb 17, 1978	-	-
1978	100m	10.94	+1.4	Aug 12, 1978	↑	Dresden (GER)
1978	200m	22.38	+1.6	Aug 12, 1978	↑	Dresden (GER)
1978	4x100m	42.27	-	Aug 19, 1978	↑	Potsdam (GDR)
1977	60m	7.17	-	Mar 13, 1977	↑	European Indoor Championships, Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastián (i)
1977	100m	10.88	+2.0	Jul 1, 1977	↑	Dresden (GER)
1977	200m	23.23	-	May 26, 1977	↑	Erfurt (GER)
1976	100m	11.17	-	May 29, 1976	↑	Karl Marx Stadt (GDR)
1976	4x100m	42.50	-	May 29, 1976	↑	Karl Marx Stadt (GDR)
1976	4x200Metre	1:32.4h	-	Aug 13, 1976	↑	Jena (GDR)
1975	100m	11.43	+4.9	Aug 22, 1975	↑	European Junior Championships
1975	4x100m	44.05	-	Aug 24, 1975	↑	European Junior Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x100m	42.09	-	Oct 1	The XXIV Olympic Games
4x100m	42.23	-	Oct 1	The XXIV Olympic Games
4x100m	42.92	-	Sep 30	The XXIV Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Seoul
100m	11.13	+0.5	Sep 25	The XXIV Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Seoul
100m	11.22	-	Sep 24	The XXIV Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Seoul
100m	10.99	+1.6	Sep 24	The XXIV Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Seoul
4x100m	41.73	-	Sep 13	Berlin
100m	10.89	+3.1	Sep 13	Berlin
100m	10.94	+1.0	Sep 8	Potsdam
100m	10.89	+2.0	Jul 9	Neubrandenburg
200m	23.00	+0.5	Jul 2	Oslo Bislett Games, Oslo
100m	11.03	+0.4	Jun 30	Potsdam
100m	11.07	+0.0	Jun 25	Rostock
100m	11.02	-0.6	Jun 19	Düsseldorf FRG-GDR Int. Match, Düsseldorf
200m	22.28	+1.7	Jun 12	Karl Marx Stadt
100m	11.06	+0.9	Jun 11	Dresden
100m	11.12	-	Jun 3	Jena
60m	7.12	-	Mar 6	European Indoor Championships
60m	7.07	-	Mar 6	European Indoor Championships
60m	7.19	-	Mar 6	European Indoor Championships
60m	7.07	-	Mar 5	European Indoor Championships
60m	7.12	-	Mar 5	European Indoor Championships
60m	7.19	-	Mar 5	European Indoor Championships
60m	7.13	-	Feb 26	Senftenberg (i)
60m	7.18	-	Feb 10	Torino (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x100m	41.95	-	Sep 6	IAAF World Championships
4x100m	42.96	-	Sep 5	IAAF World Championships
100m	11.33	+0.7	Aug 30	IAAF World Championships
4x100m	42.96	-	Aug 29	IAAF World Championships
100m	11.47	-0.6	Aug 29	IAAF World Championships
4x100m	41.95	-	Aug 29	IAAF World Championships
100m	11.33	+0.7	Aug 29	IAAF World Championships
100m	11.40	-1.6	Aug 29	IAAF World Championships
100m	11.39	-0.5	Aug 20	Potsdam
100m	11.27	+0.6	Aug 20	Potsdam
4x100m	41.94	-	Jun 27	European Cup Final A, Praha
100m	10.95	-0.4	Jun 27	European Cup Final A, Praha
4x100m	41.79	-	Jun 20	Karl Marx Stadt
100m	11.07	-0.5	Jun 20	Karl Marx Stadt
100m	10.93	-0.2	Jun 10	Neubrandenburg
60m	7.07	-	Feb 22	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
60m	7.12	-	Feb 22	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
60m	7.17	-	Feb 22	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
60m	7.17	-	Feb 21	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
60m	7.07	-	Feb 21	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
60m	7.12	-	Feb 21	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
60m	7.11	-	Feb 8	-
60m	7.11	-	Feb 7	Senftenberg (i)
60m	7.17	-	Feb 1	Wien (i)
60m	7.20	-	Feb 1	Wien (i)

Honours

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European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1988

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The XXIV Olympic Games

4x100 Metres Relay

1988

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European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1987

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IAAF World Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1987

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Stuttgart European Championships

100 Metres

1986

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Stuttgart European Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1986

🥈

European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1986

🥇

Stuttgart European Championships

100 Metres

1986

🥇

Stuttgart European Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1986

🥈

European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1985

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Canberra IAAF World Cup

100 Metres

1985

🥇

Canberra IAAF World Cup

4x100 Metres Relay

1985

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IAAF World Championships

100 Metres

1983

🥇

IAAF World Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1983

🥇

European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1983

🥇

Athina European Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1982

🥇

Athina European Championships

100 Metres

1982

🥇

European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1982

🥇

Athina European Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1982

🥇

Athina European Championships

100 Metres

1982

🥇

Roma IAAF World Cup

4x100 Metres Relay

1981

🥉

Roma IAAF World Cup

100 Metres

1981

🥇

The XXII Olympic Games

4x100 Metres Relay

1980

🥈

The XXII Olympic Games

100 Metres

1980

🥇

European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1979

🥇

Ciudad de México Universiade

100 Metres

1979

🥈

Montréal IAAF World Cup

100 Metres

1979

🥈

Montréal IAAF World Cup

4x100 Metres Relay

1979

🥉

Praha European Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1978

🥇

Praha European Championships

100 Metres

1978

🥇

Praha European Championships

100 Metres

1978

🥇

European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1978

🥉

Praha European Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1978

🥈

Praha European Championships

200 Metres

1978

🥈

Praha European Championships

200 Metres

1978

🥇

European Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1977

🥇

Düsseldorf IAAF World Cup

100 Metres

1977

🥇

The XXI Olympic Games

4x100 Metres Relay

1976

The XXI Olympic Games

100 Metres

1976

🥈

European Junior Championships

100 Metres

1975

🥇

European Junior Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

1975

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Marlies Göhr's 200 m personal best?

Marlies Göhr's 200 m personal best is 21.74, set on Jun 3, 1984 in Erfurt (GER), #15 on the all-time list.

Which events does Marlies Göhr compete in?

Marlies Göhr competes in the 200 m and 100 m.

How did Marlies Göhr perform in 1988?

1988 season best: 22.28, set on Jun 12, 1988 in Karl Marx Stadt (GDR). Last competition: The XXIV Olympic Games on Oct 1, 1988, 42.09.

How many medals has Marlies Göhr won?

Marlies Göhr has won 4 Olympic Games medals and 3 World Championships medals.