Karin Roßley
East German hurdler (born 1957)
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Karin Roßley, (née Regel, born 5 April 1957) is a retired East German hurdler, who represented the sports team SC Cottbus. She was born in Cottbus.
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Roßley in 1980 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  East Germany | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1978 Prague | 400 m hurdles |
She won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships.
Roßley set two world records during her career: 55.63 seconds in August 1977 in Helsinki and 54.28 seconds in May 1980 in Jena. The latter stood for three years until Anna Ambrazienė ran in 54.02 seconds in Moscow.[1] Karin Roßley's personal best time remained at was 54.28 seconds, a result which ranks her eighth among German 400 m hurdlers, behind Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich, Ellen Fiedler, Heike Meissner, Gudrun Abt, Silvia Rieger and Susanne Losch.[2]
