Gabriele Becker (born 17 April 1975) is a German former track and field sprinter who competed mainly over 100 metres. She represented her country at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the relay.
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Germany
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| World Championships | ||
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1995 Gothenburg | 4×100 m relay |
Born in Marburg, Becker took up track and field at a young age and trained at the LAZ Bruchköbel sports club. Initially she took part in a variety of events and completed youth heptathlons, but soon focused on sprinting instead. She won the German youth title over 100 m in 1991, then took German junior doubles in the 60 metres and 100 m in both 1993 and 1994.[1] She made her international debut at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics, finishing as a 100 m semi-finalist.[2]
Becker's first international medal came with the German 4×100 metres relay team, when she anchored home a quartet including Sandra Roos, Birgit Brodbeck, and Carmen Bertmaring to the bronze medal at the 1993 European Athletics Junior Championships. She also finished seventh individually in the 100 m at that competition.[3] At the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics, she was again a 100 m semi-finalist, but secured a silver medal with the relay team of Roos, Sandra Görigk and Esther Möller, finishing behind Jamaica.[4]
After winning the German under-23 100 m title,[1] she was selected to run at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics both individually and in the relay. She reached the quarter-finals of the 100 m, recording a best of 11.54 seconds in that round, but was eliminated in seventh place.[2] A German senior women's team of Melanie Paschke, Silke Lichtenhagen, Silke-Beate Knoll, and Becker finished the relay final in a time of 43.01, with Becker anchoring the team to the finish line to secure the World Championships bronze medal behind the American and Jamaican teams.[5]
Personal bests
edit- 100 metres – 11.34 seconds (1995)[1]
- 200 metres – 23.63 seconds (1995)[1]
- 60 metres indoor – 7.46 seconds (1997)[6]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany
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| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 10th (semis) | 100 m | 11.83 |
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 7th | 100 m | 11.74 |
| 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 44.60 | |||
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th (semis) | 100 m | 11.66 (wind: +1.3 m/s) |
| 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 44.78 | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th (q-finals) | 100 m | 11.54 |
| 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 43.01 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Gabriele Becker Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Kreis Offenbach Hanau. Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ^ a b Gabriele Becker. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ^ European Junior Championships 1993. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ^ World Junior Championships 1994. WJAH. Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ^ Women 4x100m Relay World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE) - Sunday 13.08 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Todor66. Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ^ Gabriele Becker. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
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