Silke Möller

Silke Möller, née Gladisch (born June 20, 1964 in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) is a German track and field athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world. Her best result was a world record in the 4x100 meter relay at the World cup in Canberra on October 6, 1985. She and teammates Sabine Rieger, Marlies Göhr, and Ingrid Auerswald ran a time of 41.37 seconds.

During her career she always stood in the shadows of Göhr, Marita Koch, and Heike Drechsler. Only in 1987, while still using her maiden name Gladisch, did she beat them: at the track and field world championship of 1987 she won two titles – in the 100 meter sprint and the 200 meter sprint, as well as second place with the 4x100 meter relay team. With these results she was chosen as the East German sportswoman of the year. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul she won the silver medal as a member of the East German 4x100 meter relay team (she had at that time taken the name Möller).

In 1992 she was implicated with Katrin Krabbe and Grit Breuer in a doping scandal, but would later be cleared by the International Athletic Federation (IAAF). Shortly before the 92 Olympics she quit her athletic career and began to study history in Rostock. She worked as a history and sports teacher. She has a daughter (Kristin).

Möller represented the Empor Rostock sport club and trained with Wolfgang Meier. While she was actively competing she was 1.63 meters tall and weighed 57 kilograms.

Other results

*1981 Junior European champion in the 4x100m relay (43.77 seconds)
*1983 World champion in the 4x100m relay (41.76 seconds, with Marita Koch, Ingrid Auerswald and Marlies Göhr)
*1985 European Cup: winner in the 4x100m relay
*1986 European Championships: 1st place in the 4x100 meter relay (41.84 second, together with Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald and Marlies Göhr; 3rd place in the 200 meter (22.49 seconds), 4th place in the 100 meter (11.09 seconds)
*1987 European Cup winner in the 200 meter and 4x100 meter relay
*1988 Olympic Games: 5th place in the 200 meter (22.09 seconds)
*1989 World Cup in Barcelona: Winner in the 200 meter, and with the 4x100 meter relay. Third in the 100 meter; European cup: Winner in the 200 meter and 4x100 meter relay.
*1990 European Championships: 2nd place in the 100 meter (11.10 second), European champion in the 4x100 meter relay (41.68 seconds, with Katrin Krabbe, Sabine Günther and Kerstin Behrendt)