Gloria Siebert ( Kovarik, born 13 January 1964 in

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) is a former

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. She won the silver medal in the

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at the

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. She also won silver medals at the 1981 European Junior Championships, the 1987 European Indoor Championships, the 1987 World Championships and the 1990 European Championships. Her result at the 1987 World Championships was 12.44 seconds, a career best time. This ranks her second among German 100 m hurdlers, only behind Bettine Jahn. She competed for the sports club SC Cottbus during her active career, and became East German champion in 1987 and 1990 (100 metres hurdles) and 1984 (400 metres hurdles).East German championships, women's 400 m hurdles
/ref> Her son Sebastian Siebert is also a hurdler.

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* 1964 births Living people People from Ortrand Sportspeople from Bezirk Cottbus German female hurdlers East German female hurdlers Athletes from Brandenburg Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver East German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub