Tanja Damaske

Tanja Damaske is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships. A year earlier she earned a bronze medal at the World Championships. A five-time German Champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired from competition in 2003. ^{Tanja Damaske, German javelin thrower and shot putter}

16 November 1971

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