Angelika Zauber
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  East Germany
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| IAAF World Cup | ||
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1981 Rome | 3000 m |
Angelika Zauber (née Kuhse; born 5 November 1958) is a German former middle-distance runner who competed for East Germany in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres.[1] She was the 3000 m gold medallist at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and the 1981 European Cup. She was a two-time national champion over 1500 m and set a best of 3:59.90 minutes at the competition.
Career[edit]
Her first international title came at the 1975 European Athletics Junior Championships, where she defeated Loa Olafsson and future Olympic champion Gabriella Dorio to win the 1500 m gold medal.[2] She married fellow East German runner Lutz Zauber and began competing under her married name. The couple later had a child in 1987, Falko Zauber, who himself competed in distance running for Germany.[3]
Zauber's career peak was the 1981 track and field season. She began by winning her first national title at the East German Indoor Athletics Championships in the 1500 m.[4] She extended her success outdoors with a win at the East German Athletics Championships where she became the first and only woman ever to run under four minutes for the 1500 m at that competition.[5] This was a lifetime best mark for the athlete and she placed seventh on the global rankings for that year.[6] She also placed second in the 3000 m behind Ulrike Bruns.[7]
She was selected to run the 3000 m for East Germany at the 1981 European Cup and she delivered her first senior international win in a championship record time of 8:49.61 minutes. The East German women won all but four of their events and were the clear winner of the team title.[8] She was chosen to represent her nation again over that distance at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and she topped the podium, nearly a second clear of future Olympic champion Maricica Puică and world record holder Silvana Cruciata.[9][10]
Zauber did not appear at any major championships after that year and her last result of note came in 1985, at the age of 26, when she was runner-up nationally in the 3000 m for a second time (this time behind Ines Bibernell).[11]
National titles[edit]
- East German Athletics Championships
- 1500 m: 1981[5]
- East German Indoor Athletics Championships
- 1500 m: 1981[4]
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | European Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 1500 m | 4:18.6 |
| 1981 | European Cup | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 1st | 3000 m | 8:49.61 CR |
| World Cup | Rome, Italy | 1st | 3000 m | 8:54.89 |
References[edit]
- ^ Angelika Zauber. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ European Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ Grosseto champions head Germany's Junior team for Beijing". IAAF (2006-07-27). Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ a b East German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ a b East German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ Angelika Zauber. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ 1981 East German Championships 3000 metres Women. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ European Cup (women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ 1st IAAF/VTB Continental Cup IAAF Statistics Handbook Split 2010. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-12-06.
- ^ IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
- ^ 1985 East German Championships 3000 metres Women. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
