Kerstin Behrendt (born 2 September 1967 in
Leisnig
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History
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) is a former
German
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athlete, who mainly competed in the
100 m during her career.
Behrendt competed for
East Germany
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at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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held in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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, where she won the
silver medal in the women's
4 × 100 m relay
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with her team mates
Silke Möller
Silke Möller ( Gladisch, born 20 June 1964) is a German athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world. She was a member of the East German quartet that broke the world record in ...
,
Ingrid Auerswald and
Marlies Göhr
Marlies Göhr (née Oelsner, born 21 March 1958 in Gera, Bezirk Gera) is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world r ...
.
See also
*
German all-time top lists – 200 metres
References
Sports Reference
1967 births
Living people
People from Leisnig
People from Bezirk Leipzig
East German female sprinters
Sportspeople from Saxony
Olympic athletes of East Germany
World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
Olympic female sprinters
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