Christina Brehmer
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Christina Lathan (née Brehmer, born February 28, 1958) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres
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Born in Altdöbern
she started training in 1969 at the sports club SG Dynamo Senftenberg, and was transferred to SC Dynamo Berlin
in 1973. At the 1975 European Junior Championships she won three gold medals, in 400 m, 4 x 100 metres relay
and 4 x 400 metres relay
.
In 1976 she set world record 49.77 seconds, first electronic time under 50 seconds. The record was broken by Poland
's Irena Szewińska
a month later. At the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
she won the silver medal in the 400 metres behind Irena Szewinska, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay with her teammates Brigitte Rohde
, 400 m bronze medalist Ellen Streidt
and Doris Maletzki
.
The next year Lathan won another relay gold medal at the IAAF World Championships 1977
. At the 1978 European Championships
she won a silver medal in the individual event and another gold medal in 4x400 m relay, together with teammates Christiane Marquardt
, Barbara Krug
and Marita Koch
. She then duplicated her World Cup success at the 1979 IAAF World Cup
.
She returned to the 1980 Summer Olympics
and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres behind Marita Koch and Jarmila Kratochvílová
. In the 4 x 400 metres she was the sole survivor of the 1976 winning team and could only win the silver medal with her teammates Gabriele Löwe
, Barbara Krug and Marita Koch.
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
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Born in Altdöbern
Altdöbern
Altdöbern is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany.-References:...
she started training in 1969 at the sports club SG Dynamo Senftenberg, and was transferred to SC Dynamo Berlin
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was a training center for the Sports Club Dynamo .-Sporting spectrum:...
in 1973. At the 1975 European Junior Championships she won three gold medals, in 400 m, 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
and 4 x 400 metres relay
4 x 400 metres relay
The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...
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In 1976 she set world record 49.77 seconds, first electronic time under 50 seconds. The record was broken by Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
's Irena Szewińska
Irena Szewinska
Irena Szewińska is a retired Polish Jewish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events....
a month later. At the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
she won the silver medal in the 400 metres behind Irena Szewinska, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay with her teammates Brigitte Rohde
Brigitte Rohde
Brigitte Köhn, née Rohde is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres and later 400 metres hurdles....
, 400 m bronze medalist Ellen Streidt
Ellen Streidt
Ellen Streidt, née Stropahl is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres....
and Doris Maletzki
Doris Maletzki
Doris Maletzki is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1974 European Championships, together with teammates Christina Heinich, Bärbel Eckert and Renate Stecher...
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The next year Lathan won another relay gold medal at the IAAF World Championships 1977
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:...
. At the 1978 European Championships
1978 European Championships in Athletics
The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia.-Track:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |-Field:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |-Track:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...
she won a silver medal in the individual event and another gold medal in 4x400 m relay, together with teammates Christiane Marquardt
Christiane Marquardt
Christiane Marquardt is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1978 European Championships she finished fifth in the 400 m and won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with Barbara Krug, Marita Koch und Christina Brehmer.She represented the sports team...
, Barbara Krug
Barbara Krug
Barbara Krug is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1978 European Championships she won a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay, together with teammates Christiane Marquardt, Christina Lathan and Marita Koch...
and Marita Koch
Marita Koch
Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete...
. She then duplicated her World Cup success at the 1979 IAAF World Cup
1979 IAAF World Cup
The 2nd IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on August 24–26, 1979, at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada.-Men:|width="50"| ...
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She returned to the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres behind Marita Koch and Jarmila Kratochvílová
Jarmila Kratochvílová
Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former sprinter and middle distance runner. In 1983, she set world record times for both the 400 metres and 800 metres, and won gold medals in both distances at the World Championships....
. In the 4 x 400 metres she was the sole survivor of the 1976 winning team and could only win the silver medal with her teammates Gabriele Löwe
Gabriele Löwe
Gabriele Löwe, née Kotte is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow she finished sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Barbara Krug, Christina Brehmer and Marita Koch.She...
, Barbara Krug and Marita Koch.