Claudia Marx (born 16 September 1978 in

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) is a German

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

. She runs in the

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and the

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(which she started in 2005). She also competes in the German team in the 4 × 400 metres relay. She won the 400 metres at the

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in 2003 and 2004 and in the National Indoor Championships in 2005. She is 1.72 metres tall and weighs 59 kg. She currently studies

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at the

Humboldt University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

. she came 4th in 400 m hurdles.

Best performances

2006 *

2006 European Athletics Championships The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ...

(Gothenburg) ::(400 m Hurdles), 4th place (54.99) 2005 * 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Helsinki) ::(400 m Hurdles), Semi Final, 5th Place (55.64) *SPAR European Cup (Firenze) ::(400 m Hurdles), Bronze Medal (55.73) 2002 * 27th European Indoor Championships (Vienna) ::(400 m), Silver Medal (52.15) 2001 * 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Edmonton, Canada) ::(4 × 400 m Relay), Silver Medal (With Florence Ekpo-Umoh, Shanta Ghosh and

Grit Breuer Grit Breuer (later Springstein, born 16 February 1972 in Röbel, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a German former athlete, who competed in the women's 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay events. She has received injuri ...

) (3:21.97). 1997 *World Junior Championship ::(4 × 400 m Relay), Bronze Medal

Personal bests

* 400 metres: 51.41 seconds at

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on 30 June 2001. * 400 metres hurdles: 54.80 seconds at

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on 9 August 2006.

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* 1978 births Living people German female sprinters German female hurdlers German national athletics champions Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Humboldt University of Berlin alumni World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Athletes from East Berlin 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub