Marita Lange

{{short description|East German shot putter}}

{{expand German|topic=bio|date=March 2022|Marita Lange}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Marita Lange

| nationality = {{GDR}}

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0816-0368, Marita Lange.jpg

| caption = Marita Lange in 1972

| fullname =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|22 June 1943}}

| birth_place = Halle, Prussia, Germany

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| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| country = {{GDR}}

| sport = Athletics

| coach = Lothar Hinz

| event = Shot put

| club = SV Halle

| pb = {{convert|19.56|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}} (1969)

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country | {{GDR}} }}

{{Medal|Sport | Women's athletics}}

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{Medal|Silver| 1968 Mexico City|Shot Put}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|1971 Helsenki|Shot put}}

{{Medal|Bronze | 1966 Budapest|Shot put}}

{{Medal|Bronze | 1969 Athens|Shot put}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Indoor Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold| 1969 Belgrade|Shot put}}

{{Medal|Bronze |1968 Madrid|Shot put}}

{{Medal|Bronze |1970 Vienna|Shot put}}

}}

Marita Lange (born 22 June 1943 in Halle) is a former athlete from East Germany, who won the silver medal behind team mate Margitta Gummel in the shot put event at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico.