Editing Renate Stecher (section)

{{short description|East German sprinter}}
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|image=Renate Stecher c1974.jpg
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|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|12 May 1950}}
|birth_place=[[Süptitz]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[East Germany]]
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| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|71|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|sport=Athletics
|event=100 m, 200 m
|club= [[SC Motor Jena]]
|pb=100 m – 10.8 (1973)<br> 200 m – 22.38 (1973)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=1785&Gender=W |title=Renate Stecher |website=trackfield.brinkster.net}}</ref>
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| show-medals    = yes
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{{MedalCountry | {{GDR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]|[[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]|[[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]]|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]|[[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]]|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]]|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1969 European Athletics Championships|1969 Athens]]|[[1969 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1971 European Athletics Championships|1971 Helsinki]]|[[1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1971 European Athletics Championships|1971 Helsinki]]|[[1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1974 European Athletics Championships|1974 Rome]]|[[1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1969 European Athletics Championships|1969 Athens]]|[[1969 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1971 European Athletics Championships|1971 Helsinki]]|[[1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1974 European Athletics Championships|1974 Rome]]|[[1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1974 European Athletics Championships|1974 Rome]]|[[1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
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'''Renate Stecher''' ({{IPA|de|ʁənaːtə ˈʃtɛçɐ}}, {{Audio|De-Renate Stecher.ogg|audio}}; née '''Meißner''', born 12 May 1950) is a German (former [[East Germany|East German]]) sprint runner and a triple [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion. She held 34 world records and was the first woman to run 100 metres within 11 seconds.<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/renate-stecher-1.html |title=Renate Stecher |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052637/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/renate-stecher-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>