Sabine Günther, née Rieger (born 6 November 1963 in Jena

Jena

Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...

) is a retired East German sprinter who competed mainly in the 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

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She won the 200 metres gold medal at the 1981 European Junior Championships. At the 1982 European Championships

1982 European Championships in Athletics

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 she won the bronze medal in the 200 metres

1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 200 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 9 September 1982.-Final:-See also:* 1978 Women's European Championships 200 metres...

 and a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay

1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x100 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 11 September 1982.-Final:-See also:* 1978 Women's European Championships 4x100m Relay...

 together with teammates Gesine Walther

Gesine Walther

Gesine Walther is a retired East German sprinter who competed mainly in the 200 metres.-Biography:In 1982 she became the first European indoor champion in the 200 metres event...

, Bärbel Wöckel

Bärbel Wöckel

Bärbel Wöckel, née Eckert is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She won four Olympic gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics...

 and Marlies Göhr

Marlies Göhr

Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years...

. The team finished in 42.19 seconds with Günther running the third leg.

The relay team of Sabine Günther, Silke Gladisch, Marlies Göhr und Ingrid Auerswald

Ingrid Auerswald

Ingrid Lange, née Brestrich, divorced Auerswald is a retired German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres....

 set a world record

World records in athletics

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 of 41.37 seconds at the 1985 IAAF World Cup

1985 IAAF World Cup

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 event in Canberra, Australia. The world record still stands.

At the 1986 European Championships

1986 European Championships in Athletics

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 Günther only placed seventh in the individual distance, but won another gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Silke Gladisch, Ingrid Auerswald and Marlies Göhr. Their time was 41.84 seconds, and Günther ran the second leg. At the 1990 European Championships

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 ....

 Günther again placed seventh in the individual distance, but won yet another gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay

1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x100 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.-Final:-See also:* 1991 Women's World Championships 4x100m Relay * 1992 Women's Olympic 4x100m Relay...

, this time with Silke Möller (formerly Gladisch), Katrin Krabbe

Katrin Krabbe

Katrin Krabbe is a female athlete who competed for the German Democratic Republic and Germany thereafter...

 and Kerstin Behrendt

Kerstin Behrendt

Kerstin Behrendt is a former German athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres during her career....

. Günther ran the last leg, crossing the finish line to clock in 41.68 seconds.

With united Germany

Germany

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, Günther helped finish fifth at the 1992 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre relay

These are the official results of the women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of fourteen nations competing.-Medalists:* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals....

, with a new relay team composed of Andrea Philipp

Andrea Philipp

Andrea Philipp is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 22.25 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville...

, Silke Knoll

Silke Knoll

Silke-Beate Knoll was a German track and field athlete and participant in the Olympic Games who had success in the 1980s and 1990s as a sprinter.Her first success was the 1986 German junior title over 200 metres...

, Andrea Thomas and Sabine Günther.

Günther represented the sports club SC Motor Jena and won silver medals at the East German championships in 1986 (100 m) and 1990 (200 m). Her personal best times were 11.19 in the 100 metres, achieved in September 1985 in East Berlin

East Berlin

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, and 22.37 in the 200 metres, achieved in June 1982 in Cottbus

Cottbus

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Günther is 1.70 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 60 kg.