Brigitte Kraus

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Brigitte Kraus (born August 12, 1956 in Bensberg ) is a former German athlete and Olympic participant who - starting for the Federal Republic of Germany - was successful in the 800 , 1500 and 3000 meter runs in the 1970s and 1980s .

Life

Her greatest success is the silver medal in the 3000 meter run at the 1983 World Championships in 8: 35.11 minutes. She won three gold medals at European Indoor Championships.

With a time of 2: 34.8 minutes, she set an indoor world record in the 1000 meter run on February 19, 1978 in Dortmund . In the 1,000, 1,500 and 3,000 meter run, she set eleven German records in the Federal Republic (3 of which were all-German bests). In total, she won 63 German championships.

She took part in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and 1984 in Los Angeles.

Brigitte Kraus initially belonged to the sports club LG Rhein-Berg , later to the ASV Cologne . In her competition time she was 1.80 m tall and 58 kg. It was trained by Lutz Müller, who used a variety of long interval runs.

Brigitte Kraus was a technical draftsman at Interatom in Moitzfeld . She is married, has a son and lives in Cologne .

Awards

Assignments at international highlights in detail

  • 1973, European Indoor Championships, eliminated in the 800 meter run
  • 1975, European Indoor Championships, eliminated in the 800 meter preliminary run
  • 1976, European Indoor Championships, first place in the 1500 meter run (4: 15.2 min)
  • 1976, Olympic Games , eliminated in the 1500 meter intermediate run
  • 1978, European Indoor Championships, third place in the 1,500 meter run (4: 07.6 min)
  • 1978 European Championships , eliminated in the 1500 meter heat
  • 1979, European Indoor Championships, fourth place in the 1500 meter run (4: 09.7 min)
  • 1982, European Indoor Championships, second place in the 1500 meter run (4: 04.22 min)
  • 1982, European Championships , seventh place in the 3000 meter run (8: 51.60 min)
  • 1983, European Indoor Championships, first place in the 1500 meter run (4: 16.14 min)
  • 1983, World Championships 1983 , second place in the 3000 meter run (8: 35.11 min)
  • 1984, European Indoor Championships, first place in the 3000 meter run (9: 12.07 min)
  • 1984, Olympic Games , abandoned in the 3000 meter final
  • 1985, European Indoor Championships, third place in the 1,500 meter run (4: 03.64 min)
  • 1986, European Championships , given up in the 3000 meter run
  • 1987, World Indoor Championships , abandoned in the 3000 meter final
  • 1987, European Indoor Championships, third place in the 3000 meter run (8: 53.01 min)
  • 1987, World Championships 1983 , eliminated in the 1500 meter heat
  • 1988, European Indoor Championships, third place in the 1,500 meter run (4: 07.06 min)

German Champion of the Federal Republic

  • 800 meter run: 1976
  • 1500 meter run: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
  • 3000 meter run: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
  • 3 x 800 meter relay: 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988
  • Cross-country run, short distance: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
  • Cross-country run, short distance, team classification: 1981, 1982

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brigitte Kraus celebrates 50th birthday , Leichtathletik.de accessed on February 2, 2017
  2. ↑ Arnd Krüger : Many roads lead to Olympia. The changes in training systems for medium and long distance runners (1850–1997). In: N. Gissel (Hrsg.): Sporting performance in change . Czwalina, Hamburg 1998, pp. 41-56.
  3. ^ A b Edmund Ruppert : Names, People, Top Achievements in their Time , in: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 2002, pp. 190f. ISBN 3-87314-364-X
personal data
SURNAME Kraus, Brigitte
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympic participant
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Bensberg