Regine Berg (born 5 October 1958) is a Belgian former

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

sprinter who specialised 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 ...

. Born in

Ostend Ostend ( ; ; ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the la ...

, she represented her country at the

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in 1976 and 1980. Berg won five national titles over 400 m and also two over

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

later in her career. She was a silver medallist at the

1985 IAAF World Indoor Games The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships and gained official st ...

and participated three times at the

European Athletics Indoor Championships The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skil ...

. Berg's 400 m indoor best of 53.13 seconds was the Belgian record for nearly 35 years until it was bested by

Cynthia Bolingo Cynthia Maduengele Bolingo Mbongo (born 12 January 1993), known as Cynthia Bolingo, is a Belgian sprinter. In a career beset with injuries, she won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the ...

's 52.70 at the 2019 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships. She also shared in the

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national record, set with Lea Alaerts, Anne Michel and

Rosine Wallez Rosine Wallez (born 28 April 1957) is a Belgian sprinter. She competed in the 400 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. Wallez also shares in the 4 × 400 metres relay national record, set with Lea Alaerts, Anne Mic ...

at the

1980 Moscow Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

that stood for 38 years until it was bested by the Belgian Cheetahs. Her outdoor bests are 52.29 seconds for the 400 m and 2:00.43 minutes for the 800 m.Regine Berg
IAAF. Retrieved on 21 February 2016.

International competitions

National titles

Belgian Athletics Championships The Belgian Athletics Championships (; ) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Belgian Athletics League, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Belgium. Typically organised in July in Brussels, ...

Belgian Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 21 February 2016. **400 metres: 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 **800 metres: 1987, 1988

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Regine Living people 1958 births Sportspeople from Ostend Belgian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Belgium Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Olympic female sprinters Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games Belgian Athletics Championships winners