Editing Renate Stecher (section)

==Retirement==
Following the release of East German secret service files, it was revealed that many of the country's athletes were involved with [[Doping in East Germany|a state-sponsored drug program]]. The files document that Stecher had wanted to step down her drug use after the 1972 Olympics, so that she could safely have children.<ref>McDonald, Margie (15 April 2009). [https://archive.today/20120911180302/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25335608-5015718,00.html Too little too late, as Raelene Boyle slams East German drug coaches]. ''[[The Australian]]''. Retrieved on 22 May 2009.</ref> [[Raelene Boyle]], who had finished second to Stecher in both the 100 and 200&nbsp;metres at the Olympics, stated that she felt cheated, as she believed it unlikely that Stecher would have beaten her without the use of [[performance-enhancing drugs]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/profiles/Transcripts/s1054633.htm Raelene Boyle]. [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (26 February 2004). Retrieved on 22 May 2009.</ref>

In 2011 Stecher was inducted into the [[Germany's Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref name=sr/>