Ulrike Maisch (born January 21, 1977) is a long-distance runner from

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, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her children are Emil Friedrich and Paul Friedrich (both

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) and her husband is also running and is called Richard Friedrich who won the Munich Marathon in 2011.

Biography

Maisch was born in Stralsund,

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. In 1996, she finished in 14th place in the women's 5000 metres at the

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held in Sydney, Australia. She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Maisch ran in the marathon at the

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in Berlin, but dropped out due to a foot injury. She and Richard Friedrich (also a runner) had a child in early 2011 – Emil. Maisch said that becoming a mother did not mean the end of her running career, citing the example of

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.Marathon champion Maisch now a mother

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(2011-01-18). Retrieved on 2011-01-20. Both Ulrik Maisch and Richard Friedrich now live in Guernsey and will compete for the nation, they will both be making their Guernsey debut at the 2016 Hampshire XC Championships.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maisch, Ulrike 1977 births Living people German female long-distance runners German female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany People from Stralsund European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania