| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png "Bronze medal – third place"){kind=icon} | 1988 Seoul | 400 m hurdles |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png "Silver medal – second place"){kind=icon} | 1980 Sittard | 400 m hurdles |
| 1983 Helsinki | 400 m hurdles |
.svg.png "Gold medal – first place"){kind=icon} | 1983 Helsinki | 4 × 400 m relay |
Ellen Fiedler, (née Neumann, born 26 November 1958 in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former East German 400 metres hurdler.
She won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in a career best time of 53.63 seconds. This ranks her third among German 400 m hurdlers, only behind Sabine Busch and Cornelia Ullrich.[1]
She also won the 1981 IAAF World Cup event,[2] took the silver medal in the hurdles at the 1980 World Championships in Athletics, won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships and finished sixth at the 1986 European Championships. At the 1983 World Championships she also won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Although it was Gesine Walther, Sabine Busch, Marita Koch and Dagmar Rübsam who ran in the final, Fiedler had run in the qualifying round.
Fiedler represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin, and became East German champion in 1981, 1982 and 1983.[3]
Fiedler is 1.76 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 66 kg.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | World Championships | Sittard, Netherlands | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 54.56 |
| 1981 | European Cup | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.90 |
| World Cup | Rome, Italy | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.82 | |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 54.55 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.05 (heats) | |||
| European Cup | London,United Kingdom | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.20 | |
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 54.80 |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 54.90 | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.63 |
References
- ^ German all-time lists per 1 September 2006 Archived 4 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verband
- ^ IAAF World Cup in Athletics – GBR Athletics
- ^ East German championships, women's 400 m hurdles
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Karin Roßley | Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1981 | Succeeded by Ann-Louise Skoglund |