Roswitha Gerdes
Roswitha Gerdes (after marriage to Gerdes-Kuhn ; born June 28, 1961 in Damme ) is a former German middle -distance runner who specialized in the 1,500 meter distance .
In 1984 she was sixth at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg and fourth at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles .
In 1984 she became German runner-up over 1500 m. In the hall she was runner-up over 800 m in 1981 and runner-up over 1500 m in 1982 and 1984.
Roswitha Gerdes started for ASV Cologne . She studied medicine and did her doctorate in 1990 on the subject of stress reactions and injuries to the lower extremities in middle-distance runners. She is a specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery and runs the German Society for Leisure Medicine GbR with her husband Harald Kuhn .
Personal bests
- 800 m: 1: 58.88 min, August 22, 1984, Zurich
- 1000 m : 2: 37.68 min, August 19, 1984, Hanover
- 1500 m: 4: 04.41 min, August 11, 1984, Los Angeles
- Hall: 4: 10.03 min, February 11, 1984, Stuttgart
- 3000 m : 8: 54.60 min, August 29, 1984, Koblenz
Web links
- Roswitha Gerdes in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ German Society for Leisure Medicine: Coordination
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerdes, Roswitha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gerdes-Kuhn, Roswitha (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Damme (Dumber) |