Karin Kessler

Karin Kessler (née Rettmeyer; born 25 March 1939) is a German female former track and field athlete who competed for West Germany in the 800 metres. She was the gold medallist in that event at the 1967 European Indoor Games, having been runner-up to Zsuzsa Szabó the previous year at the 1966 European Indoor Games.[1] Kessler also represented her country at the 1966 European Athletics Championships, reaching the semi-finals.[2] She set a personal best of 2:03.6 minutes in 1967,[3] which was a West German record for the Hamburg-born athlete.

Karin Kessler
Personal information
Birth nameKarin Rettmeyer
Born (1939-03-25) March 25, 1939
Hamburg, Germany
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 metres
ClubDüsseldorfer SV 04
LG Alstertal / Garstedt Hamburg
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Germany
European Indoor Games
Gold medal – first place1967 Prague800 metres
Silver medal – second place1966 Dortmund800 metres

Kessler was a five-time national champion individually, taking both indoor and outdoor 800 m titles in 1966 and 1967, as well as a short course cross country title in 1966.[4][5] During her career she was a member of Düsseldorfer SV 04 and LG Alstertal / Garstedt Hamburg clubs.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1966 European Indoor Games Dortmund, West Germany 2nd 800 m 2:10.8
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th (semis) 800 m 2:08.0
1967 European Indoor Games Prague, Czechoslovakia 1st 800 m 2:08.2

National titles

See also

References
  1. European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (pp. 397–405). European Athletics Association. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  3. Karin Kessler. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. West German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  5. West German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
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