Gabriela Lesch
Gabriela ("Gabi") Lesch (born 17 August 1964 in Sulzbach, Hesse) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She represented West Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[1]
She represented the sports clubs TSV Kirchhain and Eintracht Frankfurt, and became West German champion in 1988, 1989 and 1990.[2] Her personal best time was 1:59.24 minutes, achieved in June 1991 in Helsinki.[3]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 2:01.85[4] |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | semi-final | 1:59.85 | |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 5th | 2:03.04[5] |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 2:01.09 | |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | semi-final | 2:02.01 |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | semi-final | 2:02.68 |
| Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 2nd | 2:00.97[6] | |
| 1992 | World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 5th | 2:03.66 |
References
[edit]- ^ Gaby Lesch Archived January 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-18.
- ^ West German championships, women's 800 m
- ^ World women's all-time best 800m (last updated 2001)
- ^ 1988 European Indoor Championships results, women's 800 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1989 European Indoor Championships results, women's 800 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ World Student Games (Universiade - Women) - GBR Athletics
External links
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- Living people
- People from Main-Taunus-Kreis
- Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region)
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- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for West Germany
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Germany
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century German women
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