Sabine John
 Anke Vater and Sabine Paetz (right), (1983) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 16, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sabine John, née Mobius, divorced Paetz, (born 16 October 1957 in Döbeln, Saxony) is a retired East German heptathlete.
As Sabine Mobius, she won the silver medal at the 1982 European Championships. She also won silver (as Sabine Paetz) at the 1983 World Championships, both times behind Ramona Neubert. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul (as Sabine John) she won the silver medal behind the still standing world record performance of Jackie Joyner Kersee.
Her personal best score in the heptathlon was 6946 points, achieved in May 1984 in Potsdam. In Germany only Sabine Braun has a better result. Sabine John also ranks high on the German all-time lists in 100 metres hurdles (12.54 seconds, only behind Bettine Jahn, Gloria Uibel and Cornelia Oschkenat and joint with Kerstin Knabe) and long jump (7.12 metres, only behind Heike Drechsler and Helga Radtke).[1]
She competed for the sports club SC DHfK Leipzig during her active career.
References
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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Preceded by Ramona Neubert |
Women's Heptathlon World Record Holder May 6, 1984 – July 7, 1986 |
Succeeded by Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
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| Preceded by Ramona Neubert |
Women's Heptathlon Best Year Performance 1984 |
Succeeded by Jackie Joyner-Kersee |