Silvia Rieger

Silvia Sabine Rieger (born 14 November 1970) is a retired German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.

Silvia Rieger
Personal information
Full nameSilvia Sabine Rieger
NationalityGerman
Born (1970-11-14) November 14, 1970
Hinte, West Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Hurdling
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
400 m hurdles: 54.22 (1998)

Her personal best time in the 400 metres is 54.22 seconds, achieved at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg. This places her sixth on the German all-time list, behind Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich, Ellen Fiedler, Heike Meissner and Gudrun Abt.[2]

She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  West Germany
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, England 1st 400 m hrd[4] 57.44
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 3rd 400 m hrd 57.88
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 1st 400 m hrd[4] 56.39
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 10th (sf) 400m hurdles 56.11
Representing  Germany
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 400 m hrd 54.68
World Cup London, England 2nd 400 m hrd[5] 56.14
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 400 m hrd[6] 55.01
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 8th 400 m hrd 54.57
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 m hrd 54.45
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.03
1998 World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 5th 400 m hrd[7] 54.22

References
  1. "Rieger Silvia GER". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.(original measurements in metric)
  2. ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silvia Rieger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Full name: Silvia Sabine Rieger
  4. European Junior Championships (Women) (GBR Athletics)
  5. IAAF World Cup in Athletics (GBR Athletics)
  6. 1995 World Championships - women's results (Sporting Heroes)
  7. Official results
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