Christina Sussiek
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Christina Sussiek (born 4 March 1960 in Werther) is a retired athlete who represented West Germany. She specialized in sprints and long jump, and competed for the club LG Bayer Leverkusen.
On 30 January 1981 in Dortmund she ran a new world record of 3:34,38 minutes in 4 x 400 metres relay with the West German national team. The team consisted of Heidi-Elke Gaugel, Christina Sussiek, Christiane Brinkmann and Gaby Bußmann.
Sussiek finished fifth in long jump at the 1981 European Indoor Championships and won a bronze medal in 200 metres at the 1983 European Indoor Championships. In addition she competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics (4x400 m relay), the 1983 World Championships (long jump) and the 1988 European Indoor Championships (400 metres) without success.
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- This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
- IAAF profile for Christina Sussiek