Linda Kisabaka

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Linda Kisabaka (born April 9, 1969 in Wuppertal ) is a former German athlete and Olympic medalist who was successful in the 400-meter and 800-meter races in the 1990s . Her greatest success is the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games with the 4 x 400 meter relay.

After several years on the 400-meter course, she specialized in the 800-meter course in 1996 on the advice of Nico Motchebon . She did not achieve medal successes at international highlights, but with a lead time of 1: 58.54 min at the German Championships in 1996 she was able to occupy sixth place in the world rankings. In the postseason she achieved a time of 1: 58.24 minutes; In 1996 and 1997 she became German champion. In 2001 she ended her sports career.

Linda Kisabaka, whose father comes from Zaire , first started for the LG Bayer 04 Leverkusen (coach: Gerd Osenberg ), later for the LAZ Leipzig . Her trainer was Cheik-Idriss Gonchinska , who also trained Nico Motchebon . In her active days she was 1.66 m tall and weighed 51 kg. She has a degree in business administration and a doctorate in the field of marketing.

After her sports career, Kisabaka worked for DB Regio Südost in Leipzig and was responsible for marketing. She then worked for the railway company Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland and will move to the Augsburger Verkehrsverbund as managing director on February 1, 2021 .

Successes in detail

  • 1987, Junior European Championships (starting for Germany): 3rd place in the 400 meter run (53.89 s); 2nd place with the 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 38.49 min)
  • 1992, Olympic Games : 6th place with the 4 x 400 meter relay
  • 1994, European Championships : Used in the run-up to the 4 x 400 meter relay, which won the bronze medal in the final
  • 1995, World Championships : 4th place with the 4 x 400 meter relay
  • 1996, Olympic Games : 3rd place with the 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 21.14 min, together with Uta Rohländer , Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer ; Linda Kisabaka as second runner); eliminated in the semi-finals in the 800 meter run; European Cup: 1st place with the 4 x 400 meter relay; German championships: 1st place in the 800 meter run (2: 00.94 min)
  • 1997, German Championships: 1st place in the 800 meter run (2: 00.52 min)

Publications

  • Kisabaka, Linda: Marketing for Luxury Products , (Contributions to Product Marketing 32), 2001, ISBN 3-922292-45-3

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "At the last moment to Atlanta", Sport-Bild from June 26, 1996, p. 70
  2. ↑ https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/Olympia-Teilnehmerin-Linda-Kisabaka-fuehrt-kuenftig-den-AVV-id57914261.html
personal data
SURNAME Kisabaka, Linda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympic medalist
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal