Melanie Seeger
Melanie Seeger (born January 8, 1977 in Brandenburg an der Havel ) is a German walker .
In 1999 Melanie Seeger won the bronze medal in the 20 km walk at the U23 European Championships . Since 2001 she has started at all major events in 20 km walking. Only at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin did she not start because of a baby break. At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona she was fourth. Due to the doping disqualification of the winner Olga Kaniskina, she subsequently moved up to the bronze rank.
- 2001: World Championships in Edmonton , 7th place
- 2002: European Championships in Munich , 14th place
- 2003: World Championships in Paris / Saint-Denis , 8th place
- 2004: Olympic Games in Athens , 5th place
- 2005: World Championships in Helsinki , 11th place
- 2006: European Championships in Gothenburg , 10th place
- 2007: World Championships in Osaka , 14th place
- 2008: Olympic Games in Beijing , 23rd place
- 2010: European Championships in Barcelona , 3rd place
- 2011: World Championships in Daegu , abandoned
- 2012: Olympic Games in London , 19th place
In 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 Melanie Seeger was German indoor champion. She is in possession of the German record over 3000 meters in 11: 50.48 min. In the open air she won the 5000-meter track walking from 2001 to 2004, as well as over 20 kilometers from 2001 to 2003 at the German championships.
Her best performance over 20 kilometers from 2004 is 1:28:17 h.
With a height of 1.69 m, she has a competition weight of 56 kg. She is a teacher at a European school in Belgium.
Individual evidence
- ↑ CAS judgments - Russian walkers lose medals - EM bronze for Seeger. In: www.sportschau.de. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Subsequent European Championship bronze for Melanie Seeger. (No longer available online.) In: www.leichtathletik.de. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 11, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Christian Fuchs: Melanie Seeger plans until 2014 , www.leichtathletik.de September 21, 2012
Web links
- Official website of Melanie Seeger
- Melanie Seeger in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait by Melanie Seeger on Leichtathletik.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seeger, Melanie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German walker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brandenburg an der Havel , German Democratic Republic |