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German hurdler
Silvia Rieger
Personal information
Full nameSilvia Sabine Rieger
NationalityGerman
Born (1970-11-14) November 14, 1970 (age 54)
Hinte, West Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportTrack and field
EventHurdling
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m hurdles: 54.22 (1998)

Silvia Sabine Rieger (born 14 November 1970) is a retired German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.

Her personal best time in the 400 metres is 54.22 seconds, achieved at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg. This places her sixth on the German all-time list, behind Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich, Ellen Fiedler, Heike Meissner and Gudrun Abt.

She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  West Germany
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, England 1st 400 m hrd 57.44
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 3rd 400 m hrd 57.88
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 1st 400 m hrd 56.39
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 10th (sf) 400m hurdles 56.11
Representing  Germany
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 400 m hrd 54.68
World Cup London, England 2nd 400 m hrd 56.14
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 400 m hrd 55.01
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 8th 400 m hrd 54.57
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 m hrd 54.45
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.03
1998 World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 5th 400 m hrd 54.22

References

  1. ^ "Rieger Silvia GER". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.(original measurements in metric)
  2. ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silvia Rieger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Full name: Silvia Sabine Rieger
  4. ^ European Junior Championships (Women) (GBR Athletics)
  5. IAAF World Cup in Athletics (GBR Athletics)
  6. 1995 World Championships - women's results (Sporting Heroes)
  7. Official results

External links

European Athletics Championships champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay


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