Erika Strasser (17 March 1934 – 30 April 2019) was an Austrian

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

. She competed in the women's

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

and the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

. She was married to journalist Leo Strasser. She was a president of the

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from 1985 to 1994.

References

1934 births 2019 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Austrian female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Austria Sportspeople from Linz Austrian Athletics Championships winners {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub