Petra Pfaff
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Petra Pfaff is a retired East German hurdler
.
In 1980, a special edition of the World Championships
was staged in Sittard
, holding events not yet on the Olympic programme. Pfaff won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles behind compatriots Bärbel Broschat
and Ellen Neumann. Pfaff later won the silver medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships
behind Sweden's Ann-Louise Skoglund
.
In 1983 she finished fourth at the World Championships
. Her result was 54.64 seconds, a career best time.
Pfaff represented the sports club SC Cottbus, and became East German champion in 1980.
Pfaff is 1.72 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 58 kg.
Hurdling
Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...
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In 1980, a special edition of the World Championships
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
was staged in Sittard
Sittard
Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen...
, holding events not yet on the Olympic programme. Pfaff won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles behind compatriots Bärbel Broschat
Bärbel Broschat
Bärbel Broschat, née Klepp is a retired East German hurdler.In 1980, a special edition of the World Championships was staged in Sittard, holding events not yet on the Olympic programme. Broschat won the 400 m hurdles ahead of compatriots Ellen Neumann and Petra Pfaff. Her winning time of 54.55...
and Ellen Neumann. Pfaff later won the silver medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships
1982 European Championships in Athletics
The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...
behind Sweden's Ann-Louise Skoglund
Ann-Louise Skoglund
Ann-Louise Skoglund is a retired track and field hurdler from Sweden, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships. She set the world best year performance in her event in 1982....
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In 1983 she finished fourth at the World Championships
1983 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 400 metre hurdles
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday...
. Her result was 54.64 seconds, a career best time.
Pfaff represented the sports club SC Cottbus, and became East German champion in 1980.
Pfaff is 1.72 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 58 kg.