- Christa Vahlensieck
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Christa Vahlensieck (née Kofferschläger - 1973) (born 27 May 1949 in Düsseldorf) is a former German long distance runner and pionier in the marathon for women.
On 28 October 1973 in Waldniel, she became the first German woman to complete the marathon in under three hours (2:59:26; under her maiden name Christa Kofferschläger). She set another German record (2:53:00) at the Boston Marathon on 15 April 1974. Both times were also European bests.
In the same year, she won the Essen Marathon in 2:42:38. The time was not recognized as a world record because the course was 745 m too short.
On 3 May 1975, she succeeded at setting the world record at Dülmen with a time of 2:40:16. In the same year, she was the first German winner at the Schwarzwald Marathon in 2:45:43, a time that still stands as the course record.
On 10 September 1977, her victory at the Berlin Marathon in 2:34:48 gave her another world record.
At the 1983 World Championship in Helsinki she placed 19th (2:40:43).
From 1973 to 1989, she won 21 marathons, among them the 1977 Berlin Marathon, five times at the Košice Peace Marathon (1981, 1984, 1986 - 1988) and the 1989 Vienna Marathon.
Other Records
- World record in the hour run: 16,872 meters, 24 May 1975 in Bochum
- World record in the 10000 metres: 34:01.4, 20 August 1975 in Wolfsburg
- World record in the 20000 metres: 1:10:50.2, 25 October 1975 in Essen
- Four world records in 25km road race: 1:31:52, 23 March 1975 in Düren; 1:31:01, 13 September 1975 in Rheydt; 2 May 1976 in Ameln; 1:28:33, 22 November 1978 in Griesheim
- German Record in 100km run: 7:50:37, 4 September 1976 in Unna
She won 11 West German national titles:
- in Marathon: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1980
- in 25 Kilometer Road race: 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980
- in 15-Kilometer Road race: 1988
- in Cross country 1978
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
West Germany1977 Berlin Marathon Berlin, West Germany 1st Marathon 2:34:48 1982 Osaka Ladies Marathon Osaka, Japan 3rd Marathon 2:34:42 1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th Marathon 2:40:43 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 6th Marathon 2:35:59 1986 California International Marathon Sacramento, United States 1st Marathon 2:39:31 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 9th Marathon 2:38:12 1989 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st Marathon 2:34:47 References
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
- Portrait auf laufreport.de (in German)
Records Preceded by
Liane WinterWomen's Marathon World Record Holder
May 3, 1975 – October 12, 1975Succeeded by
Jacqueline HansenPreceded by
Chantal LanglacéWomen's Marathon World Record Holder
September 10, 1977 – October 22, 1978Succeeded by
Grete WaitzBerlin Women's Marathon Winners 1974: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1975: Christin Bochröder (FRG) • 1976: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1977: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG) • 1978: Ursula Blaschke (FRG) • 1979: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1980: Gerlinde Püttmann (FRG) • 1981: Angelika Stephan (FRG) • 1982: Jean Lochhead (GBR) • 1983: Karen Holdsworth (GBR) • 1984: Ágnes Jakab (HUN) • 1985: Magda Ilands (BEL) • 1986: Charlotte Teske (FRG) • 1987: Kerstin Preßler (FRG) • 1988: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1989: Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) • 1990: Uta Pippig (GDR) • 1991: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1992: Uta Pippig (GER) • 1993: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1994: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) • 1995: Uta Pippig (GER) • 1996: Colleen De Reuck (RSA) • 1997: Catherina McKiernan (IRL) • 1998: Marleen Renders (BEL) • 1999: Tegla Loroupe (KEN) • 2000: Kazumi Matsuo (JPN) • 2001: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) • 2002: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) • 2003: Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN) • 2004: Yoko Shibui (JPN) • 2005: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) • 2006: Gete Wami (ETH) • 2007: Gete Wami (ETH) • 2008: Irina Mikitenko (GER) • 2009: Atsede Habtamu (ETH) • 2010: Aberu Kebede (ETH) • 2011: Florence Kiplagat (KEN)
World Marathon Majors: Berlin Marathon - List (M/W) · Boston Marathon - List (M/W) · Chicago Marathon - List (M/W) · London Marathon - List (M/W) · New York City Marathon - List (M/W) Vienna Women's Marathon Winners 1984: Renate Kieninger (FRG) • 1985: Elena Tsukhlo (URS) • 1986: Birgit Lennartz (FRG) • 1987: Karina Leutner (AUT) • 1988: Glynis Penny (GBR) • 1989: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG) • 1990 – 1991: Ludmila Melicherová (TCH) • 1992: Pascaline Wangui (KEN) • 1993: Bente Moe (NOR) • 1994: Sissel Grottenberg (NOR) • 1995: Helena Javornik (SLO) • 1996: Aurica Buia (ROM) • 1997: Tatyana Polovinskaya (UKR) • 1998: Irina Kazakova (FRA) • 1999: Florina Pana (ROM) • 2000: Maura Viceconte (ITA) • 2001: Jane Salumäe (EST) • 2002: Lyudmyla Pushkina (UKR) • 2003: Lucilla Andreucci (ITA) • 2004: Rosaria Console (ITA) • 2005: Florence Barsosio (KEN) • 2006: Tomo Morimoto (JPN) • 2007 – 2008: Luminiţa Talpoş (ROM) • 2009: Andrea Mayr (AUT) • 2010: Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (KEN) • 2011: Fate Tola (ETH)
World Best Year Performance in Women's 10,000 m 1975: Christa Vahlensieck (GER) • 1976–1977: Peg Neppel (USA) • 1978: Natalia Betini (ROU) • 1979: Mary Shea (USA) • 1980: Kathryn Binns (GBR) • 1981: Yelena Sipatova (URS) • 1982: Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) • 1983: Raisa Sadreydinova (URS) • 1984: Olga Bondarenko (URS) • 1985–1987: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) • 1988: Olga Bondarenko (URS) • 1989: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) • 1990: Viorica Ghican (ROU) • 1991: Liz McColgan (GBR) • 1992: Derartu Tulu (ETH) • 1993–1994: Wang Junxia (CHN) • 1995–1996: Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) • 1997: Dong Yanmei (CHN) • 1998: Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) • 1999: Getenesh Wami (ETH) • 2000: Derartu Tulu (ETH) • 2001–2002: Paula Radcliffe (GBR) • 2003: Berhane Adere (ETH) • 2004: Paula Radcliffe (GBR) • 2005: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) • 2006: Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) • 2007: Mestawet Tufa (ETH) • 2008: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) • 2009-2010: Meselech Melkamu (ETH)
Categories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Düsseldorf
- German long-distance runners
- Marathon runners
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Košice Peace Marathon winners
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