Elfi Zinn ( Rost, born 24 August 1953 in
Rathebur) is a
German
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middle distance runner who specialised in the
800 metres
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She won the silver medal at the
1973 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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In domestic competitions, she represented the sports club
SC Neubrandenburg
1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 is the German football club based in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, playing in the 2019-20 Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VI).
History
The earliest forerunner of 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 was founded in 19 ...
. She became East German indoor champion in 1973 and 1976.
Her personal best time was 1:55.60 minutes, achieved at the 1976 Summer Olympics. This places her third on the German all-time list, only behind
Sigrun Wodars and
Christine Wachtel.
German all-time list (per September 2006)
References
1953 births
Living people
People from Vorpommern-Greifswald
People from Bezirk Neubrandenburg
East German female middle-distance runners
Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Olympic athletes of East Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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