Gesine Walther

Gesine Walther (born 6 October 1962 in Weißenfels) is a retired East German sprinter who competed mainly in the 200 metres.

In 1982 she became the first European indoor champion in the 200 metres event. [ [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/eiw.htm European Indoor Championships (Women)] - GBR Athletics] At the 1982 European Championships she finished fifth in the 100 metres, fourth in the 200 metres and won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay together with teammates Bärbel Wöckel, Sabine Günther and Marlies Göhr. The team finished in 42.19 seconds with Walther running the first leg. [ [http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1982/Women_4x100m_Relay.html Women 4x100m Relay European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)] ]

At the 1983 World Championships she won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, with teammates Sabine Busch, Marita Koch and Dagmar Rübsam. On 3 June 1984 in Erfurt, Walther, together with Sabine Busch, Dagmar Rübsam and Marita Koch, set a world record in the 4 x 400 metres relay of 3:15.92 minutes. Both the world record and the European record was improved at the 1988 Olympics. [ [http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/inout=O/discType=5/disc=4X4/detail.html IAAF.org - Records by Event - 4 x 400 metres relay] ]

Walther represented the sports club SC Turbine Erfurt, and won silver medals at the East German championships in 1984 (100 metres) [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/220.html East German championships, women's 100 m] ] and 1980 and 1982 (200 metres). [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/221.html East German championships, women's 200 m] ] Her personal best times were 11.13 in the 100 metres, achieved in August 1982 in Cottbus, [ [http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-d01.htm World women's all-time best 100m (last updated 2001)] ] 22.24 in the 200 metres, achieved in July 1982 in Dresden [ [http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-d02.htm World women's all-time best 200m (last updated 2001)] ] and 50.03 in the 400 metres, achieved in May 1984 in Jena. [ [http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-d03.htm World women's all-time best 400m (last updated 2001)] ]

Walther is 1.76 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 65 kg.

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