Gudrun Berend, married Wakan (born 27 April 1955 in Eisleben

Eisleben

Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is famous as the hometown of Martin Luther, hence its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben. As of 2005, Eisleben had a population of 24,552...

) is a retired East German hurdler

100 metres hurdles

The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...

. She represented the sports team SC Chemie Halle.

She finished fifth at the 1974 European Championships

1974 European Championships in Athletics

The 11th European Athletics Championships was held from 2 September to 8 September 1974 in the Stadio Olimpico of Rome, the capital of Italy.-Track:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982-Field:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982-Track:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982...

, fourth at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 and won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships

1978 European Championships in Athletics

The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia.-Track:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |-Field:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |-Track:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...

, the latter in a lifetime best of 12.73 seconds.

Her personal best time of 12.73 seconds ranks her tenth among German 100 m hurdlers, behind Bettine Jahn

Bettine Jahn

Bettine Jahn née Gartz is an East German former athlete. She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 1983 World Championship in Helsinki. She is still the German record holder on that distance with 12.42 s....

, Gloria Uibel, Cornelia Oschkenat

Cornelia Oschkenat

Cornelia Oschkenat, née Riefstahl is a German track and field athlete and Olympics participant, who represented East Germany...

, Kerstin Knabe

Kerstin Knabe

Kerstin Knabe is a former German athlete, who ran for East Germany. She made her Olympic debut at the 1980 Games, placing 4th in the 100m hurdles. Knabe did not participate in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles because of a boycott of those Games by East Germany.-Achievements:-References:*...

, Sabine Paetz, Johanna Klier, Annelie Ehrhardt

Annelie Ehrhardt

Annelie Ehrhardt, is a German athlete who competed in the hurdling.She was born in Ohrsleben.Ehrhardt competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the inaugural women’s 100 metre hurdles where she won the gold medal...

, Kirsten Bolm

Kirsten Bolm

Kirsten Bolm is a German hurdler.Her personal best is 12.59 seconds, achieved in July 2005 in the Crystal Palace Grand Prix at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre....

 and Heike Theele.