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German former athlete (born 1961)

Edith Oker
Personal information
Born (1961-02-01) 1 February 1961 (age 63)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubStuttgarter Kickers
VfB Stuttgart
SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Edith Erna Oker (born 1 February 1961, in Stuttgart) is a German former athlete who competed in the sprint hurdles. She represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals.

Her personal bests are 13.14 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (+Los Angeles 1984) and 8.04 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Sindelfingen 1984).

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  West Germany
1979 European Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.70
3rd 4x100 m relay 44.84
4th Long jump 6.26 m
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 8th (h) 50 m hurdles 6.97
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 60 m hurdles 8.21
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 60 m 7.42
4th 60 m hurdles 8.14
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 10th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.37
5th 4x100 m relay 43.57
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.12
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 22nd (h) 100 m hurdles 13.76
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.13

Did not finish in the semifinals

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edith Oker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. Edith Oker at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. All-Athletics profile

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