Beate Koch
{{short description|East German javelin thrower}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{expand German|topic=bio|date=August 2022|Beate Koch (Leichtathletin)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| nationality = German
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|18 August 1967}}
| birth_place = Jena, East Germany
| country = {{GDR}}
| height = {{convert|1.81|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|75|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| sport = Track and field
| event = Javelin throw
| club = TuS Jena
| show-medals = yes
| pb = 70.76 m (1989)
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport |Women's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country |{{GDR}} }}
{{Medal|Olympics}}
{{Medal|Bronze |1988 Seoul |Javelin}}
}}
Beate Koch (born 18 August 1967) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, where she won the bronze medal.
International competitions
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1988
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |67.30 m |
References
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- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/beate-koch-1.html |title=Beate Koch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630072330/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/beate-koch-1.html |archive-date=30 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Jena
Category:Athletes from Thuringia
Category:Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera
Category:East German female javelin throwers
Category:Olympic athletes for East Germany
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
Category:German female javelin throwers
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