Gudrun Abt is a retired German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 hurdler

400 metres hurdles

The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...

. She was born in Riedlingen

Riedlingen

Riedlingen is a town in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, in the south-west of Germany. It is one of the destinations of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. There are ca. 10,000 inhabitants.- Geography :...

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At the 1988 Summer Olympics

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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 she finished sixth in 400 m hurdles in a personal best time of 54.04 seconds. This ranks her fifth among German 400 m hurdlers, behind Sabine Busch

Sabine Busch

Sabine Busch is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She was born in Erfurt.At the 1982 European Championships she finished fourth in the 400 metres hurdles, but won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with teammates Kirsten...

, Cornelia Ullrich

Cornelia Ullrich

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0604-007, Cornelia Ulrich, Susanne Losch.jpg Cornelia Ullrich, née Feuerbach is a retired East German hurdler...

, Ellen Fiedler

Ellen Fiedler

Ellen Fiedler, is a German hurdler.She won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in a career best time of 53.63 seconds...

 and Heike Meißner.

At the 1988 Olympics she also finished fourth in 4x400 m relay

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 400 metre relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x400m Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of sixteen nations competing.-Records:...

 for West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 together with Ute Thimm

Ute Thimm

Ute Thimm, née Finger is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Heike Schulte-Mattler, Heide-Elke Gaugel and Gaby Bußmann. She...

, Helga Arendt

Helga Arendt

Helga Arendt is a retired West German sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres....

 and Andrea Thomas. She had previously finished fifth at the 1987 World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 metres relay

The 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadio Olimpico on September 5 and September 6.-Medals:-Heats:All times shown are in minutes.-Heat 1:...

 with Ute Thimm, Helga Arendt and Gisela Kinzel

Gisela Kinzel

Gisela Kinzel, née Gottwald is a retired athlete who represented West Germany. She specialized in 400 metres, and competed for the clubs VfL Gladbeck and SC Eintracht Hamm....

. At the 1990 European Championships in Athletics

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 Split

Split (city)

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 she finished fourth in 400 m hurdles

1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 400 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Women's Olympic 400m Hurdles...

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Abt represented the sports club TSV Genkingen, and became West German champion in 1986, 1987 and 1988.