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'''Bettine Jahn''' (née '''Gärtz''', born 3 August 1958) is an [[East Germany|East German]] hurdler. She became a world champion in the [[100 metres hurdles]] and a [[60 metres hurdles world record progression|world record holder]] in the [[60 metres hurdles]].
'''Bettine Jahn née Gartz''' (born August 3, 1958<ref name=iaaf>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=65706/index.html |title=Athletes - Jahn Bettine Biography |publisher=iaaf.org |date=2007-08-25 |accessdate=2012-06-09}}</ref>) is an [[East Germany|East German]] former athlete.


==Biography==
==Career==
She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 1983 World Championship in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/worldchampionships/qt/83worldwomen.htm |title=The World Outdoor Championships: The Top Finishers in the 1983 Women’s World Outdoor Track and Field Championships |publisher=Trackandfield.about.com |date=2012-05-25 |accessdate=2012-06-09}}</ref> She is still the German record holder on that distance with 12.42 s.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
She was born in [[Magdeburg]] and represented the club [[SC Karl-Marx-Stadt]].<ref name=olym/> Her biggest achievement was to win the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles|100-meter hurdles]] at the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983 World Championships]] in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/worldchampionships/qt/83worldwomen.htm |title=The World Outdoor Championships: The Top Finishers in the 1983 Women's World Outdoor Track and Field Championships |publisher=Trackandfield.about.com |date=25 May 2012 |access-date=9 June 2012 |archive-date=22 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222171946/http://trackandfield.about.com/od/worldchampionships/qt/83worldwomen.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also won the silver medal at the [[1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles|1982 European Indoor Championships]] and the gold medal at the [[1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles|1983 European Indoor Championships]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/eiw.htm|title=European Indoor Championships (Women)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=18 March 2024}}</ref> as well as the [[1983 European Cup (athletics)|1983 European Cup Super League meet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/epw.htm|title=European Cup A Final and Super League|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=18 March 2024}}</ref>

She finished seventh at the [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles|1980 Olympic Games]]<ref name=olym>{{Olympedia}}</ref> and fourth at the [[1982 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles|1982 European Championships]], only 0.01 seconds behind compatriot [[Kerstin Knabe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1982/Women_100m_Hurdles.html|title=Women 100m Hurdles European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=18 March 2024}}</ref> She won the [[List of East German Athletics Championships winners|East German championships]] in 1982 and 1983,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/gdr.htm|title=East German Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=18 March 2024}}</ref> the East German indoor championships in 1980 and 1983,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/gdri.htm|title=East German Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=18 March 2024}}</ref> and also the open 1983 Hungarian indoor championsips.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/huni.htm|title=Hungarian Indoor Championsips|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=18 March 2024}}</ref>

She set an [[60 metres hurdles world record progression|indoor world record for the 60 metres hurdles]] in 1983.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/01/13/Stephanie-Hightower-Bettine-Jahn-Candy-Young-and-Benita-Fitzgerald/6217442818000/|title=Stephanie Hightower, Bettine Jahn, Candy Young and Benita Fitzgerald...|date=13 January 1984|work=UPI|access-date=19 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> She is still the [[List of German records in athletics|German]] record holder for the 100 metres hurdles with 12.42 seconds.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}

==Personal life==
She married in January 1983 and was initially referred to as Bettine Jahn-Gärtz in the media but later Bettine Jahn.<ref>{{cite news | title=In einem Satz | trans-title=In one sentence |url= http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19830122-0-5-290-0 |access-date=27 November 2018 |work=[[Berliner Zeitung]] |volume=39 |issue=18 |date=22 January 1983 |page=5 | language=de |url-access=registration }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:55, 29 August 2024

Bettine Jahn

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Helsinki 100 m hurdles

Bettine Jahn (née Gärtz, born 3 August 1958) is an East German hurdler. She became a world champion in the 100 metres hurdles and a world record holder in the 60 metres hurdles.

Career

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She was born in Magdeburg and represented the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt.[1] Her biggest achievement was to win the 100-meter hurdles at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki.[2] She also won the silver medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships and the gold medal at the 1983 European Indoor Championships,[3] as well as the 1983 European Cup Super League meet.[4]

She finished seventh at the 1980 Olympic Games[1] and fourth at the 1982 European Championships, only 0.01 seconds behind compatriot Kerstin Knabe.[5] She won the East German championships in 1982 and 1983,[6] the East German indoor championships in 1980 and 1983,[7] and also the open 1983 Hungarian indoor championsips.[8]

She set an indoor world record for the 60 metres hurdles in 1983.[9] She is still the German record holder for the 100 metres hurdles with 12.42 seconds.[citation needed]

Personal life

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She married in January 1983 and was initially referred to as Bettine Jahn-Gärtz in the media but later Bettine Jahn.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bettine Jahn at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "The World Outdoor Championships: The Top Finishers in the 1983 Women's World Outdoor Track and Field Championships". Trackandfield.about.com. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "European Indoor Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ "European Cup A Final and Super League". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Women 100m Hurdles European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ^ "East German Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ^ "East German Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Hungarian Indoor Championsips". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Stephanie Hightower, Bettine Jahn, Candy Young and Benita Fitzgerald..." UPI. 13 January 1984. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. ^ "In einem Satz" [In one sentence]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 39, no. 18. 22 January 1983. p. 5. Retrieved 27 November 2018.


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