Ulrike Sarvari

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Ulrike Sarvari (born 22 June 1964 in Heidelberg) is a retired German sprinter.

Sarvari finished fifth in the 4 x 100 metres relay for West Germany at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and fourth in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She finished sixth in the 60 metre race at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Sarvari's greatest success came at the 1990 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where she won both the 60 m and the 200 m. Sarvari is the only woman to achieve this double in the history of the European Indoor Championships.

At the 1990 European Championships in Athletics in Split, Sarvari was seventh in the 100 metres and won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay for West Germany, together with Gabi Lippe, Andrea Thomas and Silke Knoll.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 14th (sf)100 m11.53 secs
1987 European Indoor Championships Lievin, France 9th (sf)60 m7.37
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 11th (sf)100 m11.15
13th (sf)200 m23.04
5th4 × 100 m43.20
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th60 m7.18
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 9th (sf)100 m11.12
4th4 × 100 m42.76
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th60 m7.29
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1st60 m7.10
1st200 m22.96
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 7th100 m11.41
2nd4 × 100 m43.09
(#) Indicates overall position in semifinals (sf)

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