Marianne Buggenhagen (born 26 May 1953 inUeckermünde,East Germany) is aParalympianathlete fromGermany competing mainly in throwing events.[1][2]
She first competed in the1992 Summer Paralympics inBarcelona,Spain. There she won four gold medals in discus, javelin, shot put and pentathlon. Then at the1996 Summer Paralympics inAtlanta,United States she again won the shot and discus and won a bronze in the javelin. The following games in2000 inSydney,Australia she yet again won the shot put. At her fourth games in2004 she won her fourth consecutive shot put title and won a silver in the discus throw. Marianne was one of the few athletes to have competed in Barcelona to also compete in the2008 Summer Paralympics inBeijing, there she failed to win a fifth shot put managing only to win the bronze medal, but did manage to win the discus throw, her twelfth medal in all of which 9 had been gold.
There are two schools with her name. One inBuch, the other one inDarlingerode, near "Haus Oehrenfeld".
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