Angelika Zauber

Angelika Zauber (née Kuhse; born 5 November 1958) is a German former middle-distance runner who competed for East Germany in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres.[1] She was the 3000 m gold medallist at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and the 1981 European Cup. She was a two-time national champion over 1500 m and set a best of 3:59.90 minutes at the competition.

Angelika Zauber
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  East Germany
IAAF World Cup
Gold medal – first place1981 Rome3000 m

Career

Her first international title came at the 1975 European Athletics Junior Championships, where she defeated Loa Olafsson and future Olympic champion Gabriella Dorio to win the 1500 m gold medal.[2] She married fellow East German runner Lutz Zauber and began competing under her married name. The couple later had a child in 1987, Falko Zauber, who himself competed in distance running for Germany.[3]

Zauber's career peak was the 1981 track and field season. She began by winning her first national title at the East German Indoor Athletics Championships in the 1500 m.[4] She extended her success outdoors with a win at the East German Athletics Championships where she became the first and only woman ever to run under four minutes for the 1500 m at that competition.[5] This was a lifetime best mark for the athlete and she placed seventh on the global rankings for that year.[6] She also placed second in the 3000 m behind Ulrike Bruns.[7]

She was selected to run the 3000 m for East Germany at the 1981 European Cup and she delivered her first senior international win in a championship record time of 8:49.61 minutes. The East German women won all but four of their events and were the clear winner of the team title.[8] She was chosen to represent her nation again over that distance at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and she topped the podium, nearly a second clear of future Olympic champion Maricica Puică and world record holder Silvana Cruciata.[9][10]

Zauber did not appear at any major championships after that year and her last result of note came in 1985, at the age of 26, when she was runner-up nationally in the 3000 m for a second time (this time behind Ines Bibernell).[11]

National titles

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1975 European Junior Championships Athens, Greece 1st 1500 m 4:18.6
1981 European Cup Zagreb, Yugoslavia 1st 3000 m 8:49.61 CR
World Cup Rome, Italy 1st 3000 m 8:54.89

References
  1. Angelika Zauber. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  2. European Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  3. Grosseto champions head Germany's Junior team for Beijing". IAAF (2006-07-27). Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  4. East German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  5. East German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  6. Angelika Zauber. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  7. 1981 East German Championships 3000 metres Women. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  8. European Cup (women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  9. 1st IAAF/VTB Continental Cup IAAF Statistics Handbook Split 2010. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-12-06.
  10. IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
  11. 1985 East German Championships 3000 metres Women. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
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