Annelie Ehrhardt

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Annelie Ehrhardt

Ehrhardt in 1973
Personal information
Birth name	Annelie Jahns
Born	(1950-06-18)18 June 1950 Ohrsleben, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Died	22 October 2024(2024-10-22) (aged 74) Magdeburg
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 m hurdles
Club	SC Magdeburg
Achievements and titles
Personal best	12.3 (1973)
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich 100 m hurdles European Championships 1974 Rome 100 m hurdles 1971 Helsinki 100 m hurdles

Annelie Ehrhardt (née Jahns; 18 June 1950 – 22 October 2024) was a German hurdler. She won the gold medal in the inaugural 100 metre hurdles event at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany, setting a new world record, and becoming the first East German Olympic Champion in this event. She also won a silver medal at the 1971 European Championships and a gold medal at the 1974 European Championships in a new championship record of 12.66 seconds.^[1]

Born Annelie Jahns, she married Olympic sprint canoer Manfred Ehrhardt in 1970 and became known under her married name. During her career Ehrhardt won 11 national titles and set 20 world records over various hurdle distances, indoors and outdoors. She was a photo laboratory assistant by profession.^[1]

Ehrhardt died in Magdeburg on 22 October 2024, at the age of 74.^[2]

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