Claudia Andrea Barbara Gesell (born 18 December 1977 in

Tirschenreuth Tirschenreuth ( Northern Bavarian: ''Dirschnrad'', ''Diascharad'') is the capital city of the district of Tirschenreuth. It is located in the northeast of Bavaria, very close to the Czech-Bavarian border. Geography Tirschenreuth is located in the ...

) is a former German middle distance runner who specialised in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

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* 1977 births Living people People from Tirschenreuth (district) Sportspeople from the Upper Palatinate German female middle-distance runners German national athletics champions Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub