Christa Czekay, née Elsler (20 March 1944 in Waldenburg – 14 June 2017) was a

West German West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital c ...

sprinter who specialized in the

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and

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 ...

Biography

She won a bronze 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 1969 European Championships along with teammates

Antje Gleichfeld Antje Gleichfeld (née Braasch on 31 March 1938) is a retired German middle-distance runner. Biography Gleichfeld's father was killed on the fronts of World War II, and she had to take odd jobs from the age of six to help support her family. A ...

, Inge Eckhoff and

Christel Frese Christel Frese (born 3 August 1944) is a German former athlete who was successful as a 400-meter runner in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She competed for the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. She won one silver and one ...

. She won a silver medal in the same event at the 1971 European Indoor Championships, this time with Gisela Ahlemeyer, Gisela Ellenberger and Anette Rückes. She competed for the sports club MTV Peine during her active career.

References

1944 births 2017 deaths Sportspeople from Wałbrzych Athletes from Lower Silesian Voivodeship West German female sprinters European Athletics Championships medalists {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub