Angelika Kahl, née Handt (born 10 July 1954 in

Radebeul Radebeul (; ) is a town (''große Kreisstadt'') in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen (district), Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well known for its viticulture, a Karl May Museum, museum dedicated to writer Karl ...

Bezirk Dresden The Bezirk Dresden was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany that lasted from 1952 to 1990. Dresden would be reabsorbed back into Saxony after the reunification of Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Dresden. History The di ...

) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

. She won a gold medal in

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...

at the 1974 European Championships, together with teammates

Waltraud Dietsch Waltraud Dietsch, née Birnbaum (born 26 November 1950 in Staßfurt, East Germany) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She won a gold medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1974 European Championships in Athletics, 19 ...

Ellen Streidt Ellen Streidt ( Stropahl later Wendland, born 27 July 1952 in Wittstock, Bezirk Potsdam) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres and 400 metres. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, she finished fourth in the ...

and

Brigitte Rohde Brigitte Köhn ( Rohde; born 8 October 1954 in Prenzlau, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres and later 400 metres hurdles. She won a gold medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1974 Eur ...

. She finished fifth in the individual event at the same European Championships, as well as fourth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships.1974 European Indoor Championships - women's 400 metres
(Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite) She competed for the club

SC Einheit Dresden Dresdner Sportclub 1898 e.V., known simply as Dresdner SC, is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Founded on 30 April 1898, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball Bund) in 1900. Th ...

during her active career.

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1954 births Living people People from Radebeul Athletes from Bezirk Dresden East German female sprinters Dresdner SC sportspeople European Athletics Championships medalists Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze {{East Germany-athletics-bio-stub