Cindy Roleder

Cindy Roleder (born 21 August 1989)[1] is a German track and field athlete, specializing in 100 metres hurdles. She won the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. Roleder claimed three medals at the European Athletics Championships, becoming the first German winner of the European 100 m hurdles title since reunification in 2016. She also won the 60 m hurdles title at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.[2]

Cindy Roleder
Roleder in 2015
Personal information
Born (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989
Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubSC DHfK Leipzig
Retired2023
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m hurdles: 12.59 (Beijing 2015)
60 m hurdles: 7.84 (Leipzig 2017)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Beijing100 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Amsterdam100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2014 Zürich100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2018 Berlin100 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Belgrade60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2019 Glasgow60 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Ostrava100 m hurdles
Roleder at the German Indoor Championships in 2022

Roleder won nine German national titles outdoors and indoors.

Early life and early career

Cindy Roleder was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, now Chemnitz. Originally a gymnast, she took up athletics at the age of 8 when her sports teacher Mr Grosser spotted her running speed and asked her to join his running club, where Roleder competed against children 1–2 years older than herself. She made her international debut at the 2007 European Junior Championships in Hengelo, Netherlands, where she finished fourth in the 100 metres hurdles. In 2011, Roleder won her first international medal in the event at the European Under-23 Championships held in Ostrava.[3]

Career

Roleder competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London reaching the semifinals in her specialist event. She went one step better at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro and reached the final, finishing fifth.[4] The biggest success of her career is the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in the 100 m hurdles with a personal best time of 12.59 seconds. She also won the 100 m hurdles at the 2016 European Championships and 60 m hurdles at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.[5]

Achievements

International competitions
Representing  Germany
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 4th 100 m hurdles 13.65
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 21st (sf) 100 m hurdles 14.10
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 12th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.50 (+0.1 m/s)
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 12th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.19[6]
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 11th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.06
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.10 (-1.0 m/s)
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 12th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.91
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 17th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.35
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 100 m hurdles 13.11
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.02
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 60 m hurdles 8.01
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd 100 m hurdles 12.82
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 4th 60 m hurdles 7.93
World Championships Beijing, China 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.59
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 100 m hurdles 12.62
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 100 m hurdles 12.74
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 60 m hurdles 7.88
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 60 m hurdles 7.87
European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 100 m hurdles 12.77
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 60 m hurdles 7.97
World Championships Doha, Qatar 11th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.86

National titles

References
  1. "Cindy Roleder". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  2. "Roleder to hang up her spikes at the end of the indoor season". European Athletics. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "IAAF: First impressions – Cindy Roleder". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cindy Roleder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  5. "IAAF: Cindy ROLEDER | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  6. Disqualified in the semifinals
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