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== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{GDR}} |- |1988 |Olympic Games |Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |67.30 m |}

==References== {{Reflist}} *{{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}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, Beate}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Jena Category:Athletes from Thuringia Category:Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera Category:East German women 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 Category:Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze Category:German women javelin throwers