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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...amount rises if she defeats a capitalist, and reaches a maximum if she conquers a West German. An Olympic Games gold medal, depending on the sport category, may earn an East German athlete between 20,000 and 50,000 marks ($6,250 to $15,600). One reward for Margitta Gummel, who won the women's shotput event in Mexico, was a $5,600 red Wartburg automobile. . It came complete with a license plate numbered SC 1961-SC for sports club and 1961 for her winning distance of 19.61 meters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sportwunderland | 6/5/1972 | See Source »

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