Germany DR (1949-89)Biography
World and European Champion sprinter. Had sole Olympic medal in Seoul with 4x4 relay team.
Won European titles both indoor (400m) and outdoor (400m hurdles) and took World Champs gold medal in 1987. She set German DR record same year in 400H with 53.24, which is still stands as a national record. Ran 14 times under 54 seconds in 400 hurdles.
Missing 1984 Olympics due to boycott of Eastern Bloc, she competed Olympic Games only once in Seoul where she finished fourth in 400H and took a bronze with relay. After re-unification, she able to represented Federal Germany in Tokyo 1991 World Champs, but had looked far away from her mid-80s marks, eliminated in the heats.
PERSONAL BESTS
200 metres: 22.83 (0.8) in Postdam 1983
400 metres: 49.24 in Erfurt 1984
400m hurdles: 53.24 in Postdam 1987
4x400 metres relay: 3:15.92 in Erfurt 1984
400m indoor: 50.01 in Wien 1984
TRIVIA
♦ Married & two sons. Lives in Bavaria.
♦ Club: SC Turbine Erfurt. Trainer Eberhard König.