Karin Janke (born 14 October 1963, in
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian language, Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth-largest city in the Germany, German state of Lower Saxony, on the river Aller (Germany), Aller east of Hanover and west of Berlin.
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) is a retired
German
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sprinter who specialized in the
400 metres
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. She represented the sports club
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...
.
Achievements
References
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1963 births
Living people
German female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for West Germany
Sportspeople from Wolfsburg
Athletes from Lower Saxony
European Athletics Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games silver medalists for West Germany
Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
Olympic female sprinters
West German Athletics Championships winners
20th-century German sportswomen
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