Irene Schuch (20 November 1935 – 6 September 2023) was a German

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 discus throw 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 ...

. Schuch died in

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on 6 September 2023, at the age of 87.

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* 1935 births 2023 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics German female discus throwers Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany People from Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-discus-bio-stub