Birgit Clarius

Birgit Clarius (born March 18, 1965 in Gießen ) is a former German athlete and Olympic participant who was a successful all-rounder in the 1980s and 1990s .

Her greatest success is 3rd place in the pentathlon at the 1993 World Indoor Championships .

Birgit Clarius belonged to MTV Giessen , MTV Ingolstadt , and later to LAC Quelle . With a height of 1.76 m, she had a competition weight of 65 kg.

Assignments at international highlights in detail

• 1986, European Championships : abandoned in heptathlon
• 1990: European Championships : 7th place (6359 points: 14.08 s - 1.79 m - 14.58 m - 24.72 s - 6.05 m - 48.96 m - 2: 09.32 min)
• 1991, Universiade : 1st place (6419 points: 13.82 s - 1.77 m - 14.29 m - 25.04 s - 6.34 m - 51.24 m - 2: 11.85 min)
• 1992, Olympic Games : 7th place (6388 points: 14.10 s - 1.82 m - 15.33 m - 24.86 s - 6.13 m - 45.14 m - 2: 08.83 min)
• 1992, European Indoor Championships: 4th place in the pentathlon (4628 points: 8.58 s - 1.80 m - 14.15 m - 6.14 m - 2: 10.81 min)
• 1993, World Indoor Championships 1993 : 3rd place (4641 points: 8.62 s - 1.79 m - 15.52 m - 5.98 m - 2: 11.34 min; moved up after disqualification of the first place)
• 1993, World Championships : 8th place in the heptathlon (6341 points: 13.74 s - 1.81 m - 15.46 m - 25.14 s - 5.64 m - 50.14 m - 2: 10.00 min)

Top performances

Best performance: 6500 points: (13.61 s, 1.81 m, 15.22 m, 24.69 s, 6.08 m, 50.20 m, 2: 11.29 min)

Individual bests: (13.61 s, 1.84 m, 15.60 m, 24.69 s, 6.34 m, 51.60 m, 2: 08.33 min)

Web links

• Birgit Clarius in the database of World Athletics (English)