Cornelia Ullrich, née Feuerbach (born 26 April 1963 in

Halberstadt Halberstadt ( Eastphalian: ''Halverstidde'') is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town center that was greatly destroyed by Allied bombi ...

) is a retired

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hurdler. She represented the sports team SC Magdeburg.

Biography

She won the bronze medals at the 1986 European Championships and the 1987 World Championships. Her personal best time was 53.58 seconds, achieved in August 1987 in

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. This result which ranks her second among German 400 m hurdlers, only 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 ...

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1963 births Living people People from Halberstadt People from Bezirk Magdeburg East German female hurdlers Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-hurdles-bio-stub