Johanna Klier ( Schaller, also known as Schaller-Klier, born 13 September 1952) is a former East German
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 known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
and Olympic gold medallist.
Under her maiden name, she won the gold medal at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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in the
100 m hurdles
The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...
. Under her married name, she won the silver medal
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, again in the
100 m hurdles
The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...
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In 1976–78, and 1980 she was East German champion, also winning indoors in 1978 in the 60 hurdles. At the 1977 World Cup Schaller was runner-up, but she won gold at the 1978 European Championships in the high hurdles, adding a bronze with the sprint relay. She also won the 1977 European Cup and the 1978 European Indoors over 60 hurdles.
She married the hurdler Martin Klier on 11 September 1976.
Schaller-Klier was educated as a sports teacher and worked at the Pedagogical University of Erfurt / Mulhousen. After German reunification she moved to Landessportbund, Thuringia and worked in the youth department.
International competitions
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics.
Women’s events
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
Marathon
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
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List of 1976 Summer Olympics medal winners
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Sprint hurdles at the Olympics
The sprint hurdles at the Summer Olympics have been contested over a variety of distances at the multi-sport event. The men's 110 metres hurdles has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first edition in 1896. A men's 200 ...
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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay world record progression The first world record in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922.
45 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The following table shows the world record ...
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1952 births
Living people
People from Artern
People from Bezirk Halle
Socialist Unity Party of Germany members
East German female hurdlers
Sportspeople from Thuringia
Olympic athletes for East Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
European Athletics Championships medalists
Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
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