Ines Bibernell
Ines Bibernell (née Obst; born 21 July 1965 in Querfurt, Bezirk Halle) is a former East German female track and field athlete who competed in middle- and long-distance track events. She was a gold medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986.
A member of the SC Chemie Halle athletics club, the Querfurt-born athlete came to prominence in the 1985 season. The teenager won a 1500 metres/3000 metres double at the East German Indoor Championships before going on to take a 3000 m/10,000 metres double at the East German Athletics Championships outdoors.[1][2] Her first major international appearances came that year in the 10,000 m and she was runner-up at the 1985 European Cup and placed fourth at the 1985 IAAF World Cup.[3][4]
At the start of 1986, she defended her national indoor title over 3000 m and set an under-23 indoor world best for the 2-mile run,[1] finishing in a time of 9:34.27 minutes in New York City.[5] This remains the German national record for that event.[6] The greatest feat of her career came that February, as she won the gold medal over 3000 m at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships – the only East German woman ever to win that title.[7] After this victory she won a 1500/3000 m double at the national outdoor championships.[2] A third straight East German indoor 3000 m title came in 1987, but this was the last high level achievement of her briefly flourishing career.[1]
Personal bests
[edit]- 800 metres: 2:05.4 min, 9 June 1983, Neubrandenburg
- 1500 metres: 4:05.64 min, 28 June 1985, Potsdam
- 2000 metres: 5:47.58 min, 22 September 1985, East Berlin
- 3000 metres: 8:49.80 min, 27 June 1986, Jena
- 5000 metres: 15:27.05 min, 3 July 1986, Dresden
- 10,000 metres: 32:32.28 min, 1 June 1986, Erfurt
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | European Cup | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | 10,000 m | 32:47.42 |
| World Cup | Canberra, Australis | 4th | 10,000 m | 32:45.58 | |
| 1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 3000 m | 8:54.52 |
National titles
[edit]- East German Athletics Championships
- 1500 m: 1986
- 3000 m: 1985, 1986
- 10,000 m: 1985
- East German Indoor Athletics Championships
- 1500 m: 1985
- 3000 m: 1985, 1986, 1987
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c East German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b East German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
- ^ European Cup Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
- ^ Ines Bibernell. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
- ^ World Under-23 Bests. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
- ^ German Athletics Records Archived 11 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in German). Leichathletik. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
- ^ European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
External links
[edit]Media related to Ines Bibernell at Wikimedia Commons
- Ines Bibernell at World Athletics
European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's 3000 metres | |
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Querfurt
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Halle
- East German female middle-distance runners
- East German female long-distance runners
- German female middle-distance runners
- German female long-distance runners
- Athletes from Saxony-Anhalt
- SC Chemie Halle athletes
- East German Athletics Championships winners