Marita Koch

Marita Koch (b. 18 February, 1957) in Wismar, East Germany was a sprint athlete.

Drug Use

Koch's achievements, along with the extraordinary performances many other East German female athletes, aroused considerable suspicion at the time that they were achieved with the aid of anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, which were and remain illegal but were not detectable at the time. She never publicly admitted to this.

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