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Gabi Roth

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Gabriele "Gabi" Roth, (née Lippe, born 8 May 1967) is a retired German hurdler. She represented Germany at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Career

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Roth was born Gabrielle Lippe in Lörrach-Brombach, Germany and represented West Germany until 1990. She won a bronze medal in the 60 m hurdles at the 1989 European Indoor Championships in The Hague. At the 1990 European Championships in Split, she won a silver medal in 4x100 m relay, together with Ulrike Sarvari, Andrea Thomas and Silke Knoll. She also reached the 100 m hurdles final, but failed to finish. She represented a united Germany at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and reached the semi-finals of the 100 m hurdles. A month later at the World Cup in Havana, she won a bronze medal in the 100 m hurdles.

She represented the sports club MTG Mannheim, and won the silver medal at the German championships in 1996.[1] Her personal best time was 12.82 seconds, achieved in August 1990 in Düsseldorf.[2]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  West Germany
1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus, Germany 6th 100 m hurdles 13.54
5th 4 x 100 m 45.28
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 3rd 60 m hurdles 7.96
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia dnf (f) 100 m hurdles 12.92 (semis)
2nd 4 x 100 m 43.02
Representing  Germany
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.22
1992 World Cup Havana, Cuba 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.34
6th 4 x 100 m 44.63
Did not finish (dnf) final (f) at the 1990 European Championships. (sf) = overall position in semifinal round

References

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