Petra Pfaff (born 16 October 1960 in

Hoyerswerda Hoyerswerda () or Wojerecy () is a major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony. It is located in the Sorbian settlement area of Upper Lusatia, a region where some people speak the Sorbian language in addition to G ...

) is a retired

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400 metres hurdler. In 1980, a special edition of the

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was staged in

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, holding events not yet on the Olympic programme. Pfaff won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles behind compatriots Bärbel Broschat and

Ellen Neumann Ellen Fiedler ( Neumann, born 26 November 1958 in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former East German 400 metres hurdler. She won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in a career best time of 53.63 seconds. This ranks her ...

. Pfaff later won the silver medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships behind Sweden's

Ann-Louise Skoglund Eva Ann-Louise Skoglund (born 28 June 1962) is a retired track and field hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes ...

. In 1983 she finished fourth at the

. Her result was 54.64 seconds, the best time she had in her career. Pfaff represented the sports club SC Cottbus, and became East German champion in 1980.East German championships, women's 400 m hurdles
/ref> Pfaff is 1.72 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 58 kg.

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* 1960 births Living people People from Hoyerswerda East German female hurdlers World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany Sportspeople from Saxony {{Germany-hurdles-bio-stub