Gabi Zange
Gabriele Zange (née Schönbrunn, born 1 June 1961) is a retired German speed skater who specialized in the long distances (3000 m and 5000 m), winning three Olympic bronze medals in these events in 1984 and 1988. In 1981 she won a European bronze medal in the 3000 m and later set a world record at the high-altitude rink of Medeo (3000 m, 4:21.70).[1] In 1984, she won European championships, setting two world records, in the 5000 m (7:39.44) and allround,[1] and finished third at the world championships. Next year she won a silver at the world championships, but then had no success until the 1987–88 season, when she set her fourth world record (4:14.76 in the 3000 m)[1][2] and won two Olympics medals. She retired soon after the 1988 Olympics and worked as a physiotherapist.[3]
Gabi Zange in 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Crimmitschau, Germany | 1 June 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Karl-Marx-Stadt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal bests:[3]
- 500 m – 41:93 (1981)
- 1000 m – 1:22.00 (1988)
- 1500 m – 2:04.98 (1988)
- 3000 m – 4:16.76 (1988)
- 5000 m – 7:21.61 (1988)
References
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- Complete history list of World Records. isu.org
- Sportler-Visitenkarte von Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn. speedskatingnews.info
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014.