Kirsten Emmelmann ( Siemon; born 19 April 1961 in

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) is a German former

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athlete who represented

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in the 1980s in the

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sprint. Her biggest success came as a member of the 4 × 400 meter relay: in 1987 she was world champion, and at the

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her team was third. Her biggest individual success came at the World athletics championship in 1987 when she was third.

Results

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

, European Championship: 1st place with the 4 × 400 meter relay (under the name Kirsten Siemon; World record: 3:19.05 min, with

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und

Dagmar Neubauer-Rübsam Dagmar Neubauer ( Rübsam; born 3 June 1962 in Suhl) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1982 European Championships she finished sixth in the 400 metres, but won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres r ...

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, European championship: 4th place in the 400 meter (50.43 s); 1st place with the 4 × 400 meter relay (3:16.87 min, with

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, ...

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, World championship: 3rd place in the 400 meter (50.20 s); 1st place in the 4 × 400 meter relay (3:18.63 min, with

Dagmar Neubauer Dagmar Neubauer ( Rübsam; born 3 June 1962 in Suhl) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1982 European Championships she finished sixth in the 400 metres, but won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres r ...

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, Olympic Games: 3rd place in the 4 × 400 meter relay (3:18.29 min, with

and

) Emmelmann represented sport club Empor Rostock (trainer Wolfgang Meier) and after she got married she went to sport club Magdeburg (trainer Klaus Wübbenhorst). During her sporting career she was 1.73 meters tall and weighed 63 kilograms. She was married in 1984 to

Frank Emmelmann Frank Emmelmann (born 15 September 1961 in Groß Börnecke) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. Biography In 1981, Emmelmann finished 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres to the 1980 Moscow ...

, a 100-meter sprinter. After the end of her career she worked in a sporting goods store.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emmelmann, Kirsten 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Rostock Sportspeople from Bezirk Rostock East German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze World Athletics Championships winners Olympic female sprinters SC Empor Rostock athletes Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games East German Athletics Championships winners Athletes from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania