Bärbel Broschat ( Klepp, born 2 November 1957 in

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebur ...

) is a retired

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

400 metres hurdler The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ar ...

Biography

In 1980, a special edition of the World Championships was staged in

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, holding events not yet on the Olympic programme. Broschat won the 400 m hurdles ahead of compatriots

Ellen Neumann Ellen Fiedler ( Neumann, born 26 November 1958 in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former East German 400 metres hurdler. She won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in a career best time of 53.63 seconds. This ranks her ...

and

Petra Pfaff Petra Pfaff (born 16 October 1960 in Hoyerswerda) is a retired East Germany, East German 400 metres hurdler. In 1980, a special edition of the 1980 World Championships in Athletics, World Championships was staged in Sittard, holding events not ...

. Her winning time of 54.55 seconds was a career best time. This ranks her tenth among German 400 m hurdlers, behind

Sabine Busch Sabine Busch (later Ascui; born 21 November 1962, in Erfurt) is a retired East German athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. In 1987, she became the World Champion at 400 m hurdles and the World ...

Cornelia Ullrich Cornelia Ullrich, née Feuerbach (born 26 April 1963 in Halberstadt) is a retired East German hurdler. She represented the sports team SC Magdeburg. Biography She won the bronze medals at the 1986 European Championships and the 1987 World C ...

, Ellen Fiedler,

Heike Meißner Brigitte Heike Meissner (german: Meißner, born 29 January 1970 in Dresden) is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres. Notable achievements include a silve ...

, Gudrun Abt,

Silvia Rieger 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 si ...

, Susanne Losch,

Karin Roßley Karin Roßley, (née Regel, born 5 April 1957) is a retired East German hurdler, who represented the sports team SC Cottbus. She was born in Cottbus. She won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships. Roßley set two world record ...

and

Petra Krug Petra Krug (born 9 November 1963 in Dresden) is a retired East German hurdler. She represented the sports clubs SC Einheit Dresden and SC Dynamo Berlin, and became East German champion in 1989. Krug finished fifth at the 1983 World Championship ...

. Broschat represented the sports club SC Magdeburg, and became East German champion in 1979.East German championships, women's 400 m hurdles
/ref> Broschat is 1.73 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 62 kg.

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