Silvia Rieger
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Silvia Sabine Rieger |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | November 14, 1970 Hinte, West Germany |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Hurdling |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400 m hurdles: 54.22 (1998)
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Silvia Sabine Rieger (born 14 November 1970) is a retired German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.
Her personal best time in the 400 metres is 54.22 seconds, achieved at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg. This places her sixth on the German all-time list, behind Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich, Ellen Fiedler, Heike Meissner and Gudrun Abt.[2]
She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  West Germany
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| 1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, England | 1st | 400 m hrd[4] | 57.44 |
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 3rd | 400 m hrd | 57.88 |
| 1989 | European Junior Championships | Varaždin, Yugoslavia | 1st | 400 m hrd[4] | 56.39 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 10th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 56.11 |
| Representing Germany
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| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 400 m hrd | 54.68 |
| World Cup | London, England | 2nd | 400 m hrd[5] | 56.14 | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | 400 m hrd[6] | 55.01 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 8th | 400 m hrd | 54.57 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 400 m hrd | 54.45 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.03 | |||
| 1998 | World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 5th | 400 m hrd[7] | 54.22 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rieger Silvia GER". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.(original measurements in metric)
- ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silvia Rieger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
Full name: Silvia Sabine Rieger
- ^ a b European Junior Championships (Women) (GBR Athletics)
- ^ IAAF World Cup in Athletics (GBR Athletics)
- ^ 1995 World Championships - women's results (Sporting Heroes)
- ^ Official results
External links
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