Gabriela Lesch

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Gabriela ("Gabi") Lesch (born 17 August 1964 in Sulzbach, Hesse) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She represented West Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. [1]

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She represented the sports clubs TSV Kirchhain and Eintracht Frankfurt, and became West German champion in 1988, 1989 and 1990. [2] Her personal best time was 1:59.24 minutes, achieved in June 1991 in Helsinki. [3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary3rd2:01.85 [4]
Olympic Games Seoul, South Koreasemi-final1:59.85
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands5th2:03.04 [5]
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary5th2:01.09
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslaviasemi-final2:02.01
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spainsemi-final2:02.68
Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom2nd2:00.97 [6]
1992 World Cup Havana, Cuba5th2:03.66

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