Dagmar Neubauer-Rübsam
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Dagmar Neubauer ( Rübsam; born 3 June 1962 in
Suhl Suhl () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located SW of Erfurt, NE of Würzburg and N of Nuremberg. With its 37,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the six urban districts within Thuringia. Together with its northern neighbour-town Zella ...
) is a retired 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 ...
. At the 1982 European Championships she finished sixth in the 400 metres, but won a gold medal in the
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 ...
together with teammates Kirsten Siemon,
Sabine Busch Sabine Busch (later Ascui; born 21 November 1962, in Erfurt) is a retired East German athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. In 1987, she became the World Champion at 400  m hurdles and the World In ...
and
Marita Koch Marita Koch (later Meier-Koch; born 18 February 1957) is a German former Sprint (running), sprint track and field athlete. During her career she set 16 List of world records in athletics, world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world re ...
. At the 1983 World Championships she finished seventh in the individual event and won another gold medal in the relay, with teammates Kerstin Walther, Sabine Busch and Marita Koch. East Germany boycotted the 1984 Olympics. At the 1987 World Championships Neubauer did not reach the final in the individual event, but instead won another gold medal in the relay, with teammates Emmelmann, Petra Schersing and Busch. At the
1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
she won another relay medal, this time a bronze medal alongside her teammates Emmelmann, Busch and Schersing. Neubauer twice broke the
world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...
in the women's 4 × 400 m relay during the 1980s. In September 1982 she clocked 3:19.04 minutes alongside Emmelmann, Busch and Koch. Two years later, in June 1984 in
Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Central Germany (cultural area), Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. It lies in the wide valley of the Gera (river), River Gera, in the so ...
, her team ran in 3:15.92 minutes. Her personal best time was 49.58 seconds, achieved in June 1984 in
Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Central Germany (cultural area), Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. It lies in the wide valley of the Gera (river), River Gera, in the so ...
. This places her sixth on the German all-time list, behind
Marita Koch Marita Koch (later Meier-Koch; born 18 February 1957) is a German former Sprint (running), sprint track and field athlete. During her career she set 16 List of world records in athletics, world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world re ...
,
Sabine Busch Sabine Busch (later Ascui; born 21 November 1962, in Erfurt) is a retired East German athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. In 1987, she became the World Champion at 400  m hurdles and the World In ...
,
Petra Müller Petra Schersing ( Müller, born 18 July 1965 in Quedlinburg) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. She represented sports club SC Chemie Halle and was coached by Harold Werner. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, ...
,
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 ...
and
Bärbel Wöckel Bärbel Wöckel ( Eckert; born 21 March 1955) is a former East German sprinter. She never ran a world record in the individual disciplines. However, she ran several world records as part of relay teams with Doris Maletzki, Renate Ste ...
.Top 10 lists in German athletics
– Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verband
Neubauer represented the sports club
SC Turbine Erfurt SC, Sc or sc may refer to: Arts and media * ''Sim City'', a city-building simulator game * Snapchat, a multimedia messaging app * Soccer club, another name for a football club in association football * Social club, a type of club. * ''Soulcalibu ...
and was coached by
Eberhard König Eberhard König ( Grünberg 18 June 1871 - Berlin 26 December 1949) was a Silesian German writer and dramatist. Works *Libretto for the opera ''Rübezahl und der Sackpfeifer von Neisse'' by Hans Sommer 1904Deutsche Rundschau ''Deutsche Rundsc ...
.


References

* 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Suhl Sportspeople from Bezirk Suhl East German female sprinters Athletes from Thuringia Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold World Athletics Championships winners Olympic female sprinters East German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub