Brigitte Kraus (born 12 August 1956 in

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) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the

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and

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. She competed for the sports clubs LG Rhein-Berg and

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during her active career.

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final

References

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Brigitte Kraus
Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2021-11-22. 1956 births Living people People from Bergisch Gladbach Sportspeople from Cologne (region) West German female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for West Germany ASV Köln athletes {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub