Kerstin Knabe

Cornelia Oschkenat, Heike Theele and Kerstin Knabe (furthest from camera) in Jena (1986)

Kerstin Knabe (née Claus, born 7 July 1959 in Oschatz, Bezirk Leipzig) is a former German athlete, who ran for East Germany. She made her Olympic debut at the 1980 Games, placing 4th in the 100m hurdles. Knabe did not participate in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles because of a boycott of those Games by East Germany.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, USSR	4th	100 m hurdles
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	1st	60 m hurdles
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	100 m hurdles
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	60 m hurdles
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	100 m hurdles
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	3rd	60 m hurdles
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	100 m hurdles
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	semi-final	100 m hurdles

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Kerstin Claus-Knabe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.