Brigitte Kraus

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Brigitte Kraus (born 12 August 1956 in Bensberg) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres.

She competed for the sports clubs LG Rhein-Berg and ASV Köln during her active career.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1973 European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands8th (h)800 m 2:09.90
European Junior Championships Duisburg, Germany9th1500 m4:23.97
1975 European Indoor Championships Katowice, Poland8th (h)800 m 2:08.1
1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany1st1500 m 4:15.2
Olympic Games Montreal, Canada7th (sf)1500 m 4:04.21
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy3rd1500 m 4:07.6
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia13th (h)1500 m 4:11.9
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria4th1500 m 4:09.7
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy2nd1500 m 4:04.22
European Championships Athens, Greece7th3000 m 8:51.60
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary1st1500 m 4:16.14
World Championships Helsinki, Finland2nd3000 m 8:35.11
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden1st3000 m 9:12.07
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States13th (h)3000 m 8:57.53 1
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece3rd1500 m 4:03.64
3000 m DNF
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany3000 m DNF
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France3rd3000 m 8:53.01
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States3000 m DNF
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary3rd1500 m 4:07.06

1Did not finish in the final

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