Monika Hamann, née Meyer (born 8 June 1954 in Waren

Waren

Waren is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, capital of the former Müritz district . It is situated on the northern end of Lake Müritz, approximately 40 km west of Neubrandenburg.-Early history:...

) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 and 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

. She represented the sports team SC Neubrandenburg.

She competed at the 1971 European Championships

1971 European Championships in Athletics

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 without reaching the final, and won the silver medal in 60 metres

60 metres

60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...

 at the 1975 European Indoor Championships

1975 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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. At the 1978 European Championships

1978 European Championships in Athletics

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 she finished fourth in the 100 m and 200 m and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay

4 x 100 metres relay

The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...

 together with Johanna Klier, Carla Bodendorf

Carla Bodendorf

Carla Bodendorf is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres sprint.She competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates Marlies Oelsner, Olympic 100 and 200 metre champion Renate...

 und Marlies Göhr

Marlies Göhr

Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m 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...

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Her personal best time was 11.03 seconds, achieved in July 1977 in Dresden

Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....

. This result ranks her ninth among German 100 m sprinters, behind Marlies Göhr

Marlies Göhr

Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m 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...

, Marita Koch

Marita Koch

Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete...

, Silke Gladisch, Katrin Krabbe

Katrin Krabbe

Katrin Krabbe is a female athlete who competed for the German Democratic Republic and Germany thereafter...

, Heike Drechsler

Heike Drechsler

Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump...

, Bärbel Wöckel

Bärbel Wöckel

Bärbel Wöckel, née Eckert is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She won four Olympic gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics...

, Annegret Richter

Annegret Richter

Annegret Richter is a German athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion....

 and Romy Müller

Romy Müller

Romy Müller is an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and for the SC Dynamo Berlin and the Sportvereinigung Dynamo....

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