Christiane Bettina Klopsch (born 21 August 1990 in Marburg) is a German athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. [1] Her biggest individual achievement is the fourth place at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju.
Her personal best in the event is 56.02 seconds set in Regensburg in 2014.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany | |||||
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 60.51 |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 60.39 |
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 58.80 |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 57.05 |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 17th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.84 | |
| 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.80 | |||
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.81 |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 57.93 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.28 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.69 | |||
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 56.75 |
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