Gabriele Löwe ( Kotte; born 12 December 1958, in Dresden) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. At the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

in Moscow she finished sixth in the 400 metres and won a silver medal in the women's

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

with her teammates

Barbara Krug Barbara Krug (born 6 May 1956, in Leipzig) is a retired East Germany, East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1978 European Athletics Championships, 1978 European Championships she won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m re ...

Christina Brehmer Christina Lathan (née Brehmer; born 28 February 1958) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. Born in Altdöbern, Brehmer started training in 1969 at the sports club SG Dynamo Senftenberg, and was transferred t ...

and

Marita Koch Marita Koch (later Meier-Koch; born 18 February 1957) is a German former sprint track and field athlete. During her career she collected 16 world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world records in indoor events. Her record of 47.60 in th ...

. She competed for the club SC Einheit Dresden during her active career.

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* 1958 births Living people East German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Dresdner SC sportspeople Athletes from Dresden Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters People from Bezirk Dresden East German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub