Bettine_Jahn

Bettine Jahn

Bettine Jahn

East German hurdler

Bettine Jahn (née Gärtz, born 3 August 1958) is an East German hurdler. She became a world champion in the 100 metres hurdles and a world record holder in the 60 metres hurdles.

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Career

She was born in Magdeburg and represented the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt.[1] Her biggest achievement was to win the 100-meter hurdles at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki.[2] She also won the silver medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships and the gold medal at the 1983 European Indoor Championships,[3] as well as the 1983 European Cup Super League meet.[4]

She finished seventh at the 1980 Olympic Games[1] and fourth at the 1982 European Championships, only 0.01 seconds behind compatriot Kerstin Knabe.[5] She won the East German championships in 1982 and 1983,[6] the East German indoor championships in 1980 and 1983,[7] and also the open 1983 Hungarian indoor championsips.[8]

She set an indoor world record for the 60 metres hurdles in 1983.[9] She is still the German record holder for the 100 metres hurdles with 12.42 seconds.[citation needed]

Personal life

She married in January 1983 and was initially referred to as Bettine Jahn-Gärtz in the media but later Bettine Jahn.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    Bettine Jahn at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "The World Outdoor Championships: The Top Finishers in the 1983 Women's World Outdoor Track and Field Championships". Trackandfield.about.com. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. [3]
    "European Indoor Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. [4]
    "European Cup A Final and Super League". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Women 100m Hurdles European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    "East German Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. [7]
    "East German Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Hungarian Indoor Championsips". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Stephanie Hightower, Bettine Jahn, Candy Young and Benita Fitzgerald..." UPI. 13 January 1984. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. [10]
    "In einem Satz" [In one sentence]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 39, no. 18. 22 January 1983. p. 5. Retrieved 27 November 2018.


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