Sandra Maria Seuser (born 17 April 1966 in

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) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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. At the

1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include relay races as well as women's triple ...

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Seuser helped win the gold medal in an indoor world record time of 3:27.22 minutes. Her teammates were

Katrin Schreiter Katrin Schreiter (born February 24, 1969, in Arnstadt) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Seville Schreiter helped win the gold medal in an indoor world record time of ...

, Annett Hesselbarth and Grit Breuer. At the

1993 World Championships in Athletics The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Having or ...

Seuser finished fifth in the same event.

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1966 births Living people German female sprinters Athletes from Berlin World Athletics Indoor Championships winners 20th-century German women {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub