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| Full name | Tanja Damaske | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 November 1971 Berlin, Germany |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw, shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 66.91 m (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tanja Damaske (born 16 November 1971 in Berlin) is a former female javelin thrower from Germany, best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A year earlier she gained the bronze medal at the World Championships. A five-time German champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired in 2003.