Tanja Damaske

Tanja Damaske

Personal information
Full name	Tanja Damaske
Born	(1971-11-16) 16 November 1971 (age 53) East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw, shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best	66.91 m (1999)
Medal record Javelin throw Representing   Germany World Championships 1997 Athens Javelin European Championships 1998 Budapest Javelin World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv Javelin

Tanja Damaske (born 16 November 1971 in East Berlin) 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.

References

• Tanja Damaske at World Athletics
• Profile (in German)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Trine Hattestad	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1998	Succeeded by Trine Hattestad