Karin Kessler

Karin Kessler , née Karin Rettmeyer (born April 25, 1939 in Hamburg ), is a former German athlete who - starting for the Federal Republic - was successful as an 800-meter runner in the 1960s . On August 16, 1967, she was involved in a world record in the 3 × 800 meter relay race in Düsseldorf (6: 21.0 min: Antje Gleichfeld , Anita Rottmüller , Karin Kessler).

She started at the European Athletics Championships in 1962 and was eliminated there in the interim.

At the European Indoor Games she was second in 1966 (2: 10.8 min) and first in 1967 (2: 08.2 min.)

Karin Kessler became German champion of the Federal Republic eight times: in 1967 in the 800 meter run (2: 05.9 min), with the 3 × 800 m relay of the LG Alstertal-Garstedt and in the short-distance cross-country run. 1968 in the 800 meter run (2: 06.8 min.) And with the 3 × 800 m relay. In addition, there were two championship titles in the team classification of the pentathlon in 1965 and 1966 and the team classification in cross-country running in 1967, each with the LG Alstertal-Garstedt.

She set a German record for the Federal Republic of Germany in the 800-meter run with 2: 03.6 minutes in Cologne on June 28, 1967 (also the best all-German performance.)

Karin Kessler started for the Düsseldorfer SV 04 and the LG Alstertal / Garstedt Hamburg . During her competition time, she weighed 69 kg and was 1.78 m tall.