Katrin Schreiter (born February 24, 1969, in
Arnstadt
Arnstadt () is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, on the river Gera about south of Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. Arnstadt is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia, and has a well-preserved historic centre with a partially preserved town ...
) is a retired
German
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sprinter who specialized 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
1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include relay races as well as women's triple j ...
in
Seville
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Schreiter helped win the gold medal in an indoor world record time of 3:27.22 minutes. The teammates were
Sandra Seuser
Sandra Maria Seuser (born 17 April 1966 in Berlin) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
At the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Seville Seuser helped win the gold medal in an indoor world record time of 3:27.22 mi ...
,
Annett Hesselbarth
Annett Hesselbarth (born 4 June 1966 in Halle) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
At the 1990 European Championships in Athletics in Split she finished fourth in 400 m and won the 4x400 m relay for East Germany togeth ...
and
Grit Breuer
Grit Breuer (later Springstein, born 16 February 1972 in Röbel, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a German former athlete, who competed in the women's 200 metres, 400 metres, 4×100 m relay, and 4×400 m relay events.
She has received injuries as ...
. At the
1991 World Championships in Athletics Schreiter ran in the heats for the German team who later finished third in the final.
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1969 births
Living people
German female sprinters
World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
People from Arnstadt
Sportspeople from Thuringia
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