Silke Knoll
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Silke-Beate Knoll was a German track and field athlete and participant in the Olympic Games
who had success in the 1980s and 1990s as a sprinter.
Her first success was the 1986 German junior title over 200 metres. As part of the 4 x 200 metre relay team of the SC Eintracht Hamm, she set a world indoor record in 1988.
Her greatest successes were the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay race at the 1995 World Championships
(together with Melanie Paschke
, Silke Lichtenhagen
and Gabriele Becker) and the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships
in the same event (together with Melanie Paschke, Bettina Zipp
and Silke Lichtenhagen). She placed fourth in the individual 200 metre sprint.
Knoll was a member of the German national team at many important international meetings until 1996. She entered the 200 metre sprint at the 1988 Olympic Games
in Seoul
but was eliminated in the semi-final. She won the silver medal at the 1990 European Championships
in the 4 x 100 metre relay. She came fifth in the 200 metre sprint. At the 1992 Olympic Games
she came fourth in the 4 x 100 m relay and reached the semi-final in the 200 metre sprint. Her third entry at the Olympic Games in 1996 was ill fated; the 4 x 100 metre relay team did not manage to carry the baton to the finish line.
Knoll may not have been in the limelight as much as some other athletes, but few can match her 22 German championship titles. She competed for the MTV Celle, from 1987 to 1989 for SC Eintracht Hamm, then for LG Olympia Dortmund. While she was still competing, she was 1.63 metres tall and weighed 52 kilograms. She ended her athletics career in 1997.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
who had success in the 1980s and 1990s as a sprinter.
Her first success was the 1986 German junior title over 200 metres. As part of the 4 x 200 metre relay team of the SC Eintracht Hamm, she set a world indoor record in 1988.
Her greatest successes were the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay race at the 1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
(together with Melanie Paschke
Melanie Paschke
Melanie Paschke is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay.Her personal best time in the 100 metres is 11.04 seconds, achieved in June 1995 in Bremen...
, Silke Lichtenhagen
Silke Lichtenhagen
Silke Lichtenhagen is a retired German sprinter.She competed for TSV Bayer Leverkusen, training under Manfred Fink and Wolfgang Thiele . She represented Germany at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics....
and Gabriele Becker) and the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships
1994 European Championships in Athletics
The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland.-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:...
in the same event (together with Melanie Paschke, Bettina Zipp
Bettina Zipp
Bettina Zipp is a retired German sprinter.Over 100 metres she won the bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships...
and Silke Lichtenhagen). She placed fourth in the individual 200 metre sprint.
Knoll was a member of the German national team at many important international meetings until 1996. She entered the 200 metre sprint at the 1988 Olympic Games
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
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but was eliminated in the semi-final. She won the silver medal at the 1990 European Championships
1990 European Championships in Athletics
The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia .It was the last participation of East Germany ....
in the 4 x 100 metre relay. She came fifth in the 200 metre sprint. At the 1992 Olympic Games
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
she came fourth in the 4 x 100 m relay and reached the semi-final in the 200 metre sprint. Her third entry at the Olympic Games in 1996 was ill fated; the 4 x 100 metre relay team did not manage to carry the baton to the finish line.
Knoll may not have been in the limelight as much as some other athletes, but few can match her 22 German championship titles. She competed for the MTV Celle, from 1987 to 1989 for SC Eintracht Hamm, then for LG Olympia Dortmund. While she was still competing, she was 1.63 metres tall and weighed 52 kilograms. She ended her athletics career in 1997.