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Bibernell at the 1986 East German Indoor Championships

Ines Bibernell (née Obst; born 21 July 1965 in Querfurt, Bezirk Halle) is a former East German female track and field athlete who competed in middle- and long-distance track events. She was a gold medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986.

A member of the SC Chemie Halle athletics club, the Querfurt-born athlete came to prominence in the 1985 season. The teenager won a 1500 metres/3000 metres double at the East German Indoor Championships before going on to take a 3000 m/10,000 metres double at the East German Athletics Championships outdoors. Her first major international appearances came that year in the 10,000 m and she was runner-up at the 1985 European Cup and placed fourth at the 1985 IAAF World Cup.

At the start of 1986, she defended her national indoor title over 3000 m and set an under-23 indoor world best for the 2-mile run, finishing in a time of 9:34.27 minutes in New York City. This remains the German national record for that event. The greatest feat of her career came that February, as she won the gold medal over 3000 m at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships – the only East German woman ever to win that title. After this victory she won a 1500/3000 m double at the national outdoor championships. A third straight East German indoor 3000 m title came in 1987, but this was the last high level achievement of her briefly flourishing career.

Personal bests

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1985 European Cup Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd 10,000 m 32:47.42
World Cup Canberra, Australis 4th 10,000 m 32:45.58
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 1st 3000 m 8:54.52

National titles

See also

References

  1. ^ East German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ East German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
  3. European Cup Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
  4. Ines Bibernell. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
  5. World Under-23 Bests. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
  6. German Athletics Records Archived 11 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in German). Leichathletik. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
  7. European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.

External links

European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's 3000 metres
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