Kerstin Knabe
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Cornelia Oschkenat, and Kerstin Knabe (furthest from camera) in Jena (1986)
Kerstin Knabe (née Claus, born 7 July 1959 in Oschatz, Bezirk Leipzig) is a former German athlete, who ran for East Germany. She made her Olympic debut at the 1980 Games, placing 4th in the 100m hurdles. Knabe did not participate in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles because of a boycott of those Games by East Germany.
Achievements[]
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, USSR | 4th | 100 m hurdles |
1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 1st | 60 m hurdles |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 100 m hurdles |
1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 60 m hurdles |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 100 m hurdles |
1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 60 m hurdles |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 100 m hurdles |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | semi-final | 100 m hurdles |
References[]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kerstin Claus-Knabe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Oschatz
- People from Bezirk Leipzig
- East German female hurdlers
- Sportspeople from Saxony
- Olympic athletes of East Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany
- East German athletics biography stubs