Christina Schiffner ( Heinich; born 8 July 1949 in

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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. At the

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she finished fifth in the 200 metres and won silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay with her teammates Evelin Kaufer,

Bärbel Struppert Bärbel Struppert ( Schrickel, (born 26 September 1950 in Jena) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres. She became European junior champion in 4 × 100 metres relay in 1966. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Mun ...

and

Renate Stecher Renate Stecher (, ; née Meißner, born 12 May 1950) is a German (former East German) sprint runner and a triple Olympic champion. She held 34 world records and was the first woman to run 100 metres within 11 seconds. Biography Born as Renate ...

. She participated at three European Championships. In

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she finished fifth in relay, and in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

she finished eighth in the 200 m. At the 1974 European Championships she won the relay together with teammates

Bärbel Eckert Bärbel is a German-language feminine given name, often a diminutive or variant of the name Barbara. Individuals bearing the name Bärbel include: * Bärbel Bas (born 1968), German politician * Bärbel Bendiks, East German rower * Bärbel Beuerm ...

Doris Maletzki Doris Maletzki (for some time Brachmann, born 11 June 1952 in Salzwedel) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. She won a gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1974 European Championships, together with team ...

and

. She competed for the club SC Leipzig during her active career, under coach Karl-Heinz Balzer and with fellow athletes like

Karin Balzer Karin Balzer (''née'' Richert; 5 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was an East German hurdler who competed in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and in the 100 m hurdles in 1972. She won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronz ...

and

Regina Höfer Regina Höfer (''née'' Pippig; born 18 October 1947, in ) is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. Biography Höfer competed in 80 metres hurdles competition at the 1966 European Champion ...

. She married the cyclist Michael Schiffner.

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* 1949 births Living people East German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Athletes from Leipzig European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters Athletes from Bezirk Leipzig SC Leipzig athletes {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub