Gesine Walther (born 6 October 1962) is a retired German sprinter.[1]
 Walther in 1984 | ||
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Representing  East Germany
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| European Championships | ||
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1982 Athens | 4x400 m relay |
Biography
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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)