Birgit Jerschabek

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Birgit Jerschabek-Keipke (born 17 May 1969) is a retired (East) German long-distance runner.

She was born in Ludwigslust. [1] As a junior, she won the 10,000 metres at the 1987 European Junior Championships [ citation needed ] and finished sixth at the 1988 World Junior Championships. [2] She finished sixteenth in 10,000 metres at the 1990 European Championships [3] 65th at the 1990 World Cross Country Championships, [2] fifteenth in the 1992 Olympic marathon [1] and eighth at the 1992 World Half Marathon Championships.

She later competed in three consecutive World Championship marathons without finishing any of them: the 1993, 1995 and 1997 World Championships. Also, she only managed a 48th place at the 1998 World Half Marathon Championships. [2]

In the East German championships she won bronze medals in 1987, 1988 and 1989 (10,000 metres) and silver medals in 1989 (3000) and 1990 (3000, 10,000 and cross-country running). The winner in all events was Kathrin Ullrich. [4] [5] [6] In 1990 she also won a bronze medal (1500 metres) and a silver medal (3000) at the East German indoor championships. She represented the club SC Traktor Schwerin. [7] [8] She later became German half marathon champion in 1991, 1993 and 1997 and marathon champion in 1997. She represented LG Sieg and ABC Ludwigshafen during this part of her career. [9] [10]

Her personal best times were 32:14.75 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Helsinki; 1:10:53 hours in the half marathon, achieved at the 1992 World Half Marathon Championships; and 2:28:02 hours in the marathon, achieved at the 1995 Lisbon Marathon. [11] [12] [13]

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  2. 1 2 3 Birgit Jerschabek at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  6. ↑ "Leichtathletik - DDR - Cross - Meisterschaften (1-2-3km - Damen - Einzel)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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  8. ↑ "Leichtathletik - DDR - Hallen - Meisterschaften (3000m - Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Halbmarathon - Straße)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Marathon - Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  11. ↑ World women's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
  12. ↑ World women's all-time best half marathon (last updated 2001)
  13. ↑ World women's all-time best marathon (last updated 2001)
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