Sabine John

Sabine John

Personal information
Born	16 October 1957
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for East Germany Olympic Games Silver 1988 Seoul Heptathlon World Championships Silver 1983 Helsinki Heptathlon

Sabine John, née Mobius, divorced Paetz (born 16 October 1957 in Döbeln, Saxony) is a retired East German heptathlete.

Anke Vater and Sabine Paetz (right), (1983)

She won the silver medals at the 1982 European Championships and the 1983 World Championships, both times behind Ramona Neubert. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul she won the silver medal.

Her personal best score in the heptathlon was 6946 points, achieved in May 1984 in Potsdam. In Germany only Sabine Braun has a better result. Sabine John also ranks high on the German all-time lists in 100 metres hurdles (12.54 seconds, only behind Bettine Jahn, Gloria Uibel and Cornelia Oschkenat and joint with Kerstin Knabe) and long jump (7.12 metres, only behind Heike Drechsler and Helga Radtke).

She competed for the sports club SC DHfK Leipzig during her active career.

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Records
Preceded by Ramona Neubert	Women's Heptathlon World Record Holder May 6, 1984 – July 7, 1986	Succeeded by Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Sporting positions
Preceded by Ramona Neubert	Women's Heptathlon Best Year Performance 1984	Succeeded by Jackie Joyner-Kersee