Claudia Margareta Lokar, née Borgschulze (born 9 February 1964) is a retired (West) German long-distance runner. In the 3000 metres she finished seventh at the 1988 European Indoor Championships, and twelfth at the 1993 World Championships. She finished ninth in the 10,000 metres at the 1994 European Championships and competed in 5000 metres at the

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without reaching the final. Lokar became German 3000 metres champion in 1992 and 1993 as well as

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champion in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996 (long race). She also took national medals in several other events. She represented the clubs TuS 09 Erkenschwick,

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and

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. Her personal best times were 8:43.11 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in September 1995 in

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; 15:07.62 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in September 1995 in

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; 31:57.90 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in August 1995 in Minden; 1:10:09 hours in the

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, achieved in April 1996 in

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; and 2:28:17 hours in the marathon, achieved in September 1996 in

.World women's all-time best marathon
(last updated 2001)

References

1964 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) West German female long-distance runners German female long-distance runners German female marathon runners German female cross country runners German female mountain runners Olympic female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany German national athletics champions SC Eintracht Hamm athletes LG Olympia Dortmund athletes West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub