Karin Roßley

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Karin Roßley (right).

Karin Roßley, (née Regel, born 5 April 1957) is a retired East German hurdler, who represented the sports team . She was born in Cottbus.

She won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships.

Roßley set two world records during her career: 55.63 seconds in August 1977 in Helsinki and 54.28 seconds in May 1980 in Jena. The latter stood for three years until Anna Ambrazienė ran in 54.02 seconds in Moscow.[1] Karin Roßley's personal best time remained at was 54.28 seconds, a result which ranks her eighth among German 400 m hurdlers, behind Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich, Ellen Fiedler, Heike Meissner, Gudrun Abt, Silvia Rieger and Susanne Losch.[2]

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Records
Preceded by
Soviet Union Marina Makeyeva
Women's 400 m Hurdles World Record Holder
17 May 1980 – 11 June 1983
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Soviet Union Marina Makeyeva
Women's 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1980
Succeeded by


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