Gesine Walther
 Dagmar Rübsam, Gesine Walther, Marita Koch and Sabine Busch 1984 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  East Germany
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| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1982 Athens | 4x400 m relay |
Gesine Walther (born 6 October 1962) is a retired German sprinter.[1]
Biography
In 1982 Walther became the first European indoor champion in the 200 m event.[2] At the 1982 European Championships she finished fifth in the 100 m, fourth in the 200 m and won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay together with teammates Bärbel Wöckel, Sabine Günther and Marlies Göhr. The team finished in 42.19 seconds with Walther running the first leg.[3]
On 3 June 1984 in Erfurt, Walther, together with Sabine Busch, Dagmar Rübsam and Marita Koch, set a world record in the 4 × 400 m relay of 3:15.92 minutes. Both the world record and the European record was improved at the 1988 Olympics.[4]
Walther represented the sports club SC Turbine Erfurt, and won silver medals at the East German championships in 1984 (100 m)[5] and 1980 and 1982 (200 m).[6] Her personal best times were 11.13 in the 100 m, achieved in August 1982 in Cottbus,[7] 22.24 in the 200 m, achieved in July 1982 in Dresden[8] and 50.03 in the 400 m, achieved in May 1984 in Jena.[9]
Walther is 1.76 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 65 kg.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.net/athletes/biographies/country=GDR/athcode=66668/index.html
- ↑ European Indoor Championships (Women) - GBR Athletics
- ↑ Women 4x100m Relay European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)
- ↑ IAAF.org - Records by Event - 4 x 400 metres relay
- ↑ East German championships, women's 100 m
- ↑ East German championships, women's 200 m
- ↑ World women's all-time best 100m (last updated 2001)
- ↑ World women's all-time best 200m (last updated 2001)
- ↑ World women's all-time best 400m (last updated 2001)
External links
- Gesine Walther profile at IAAF