Regine Berg

Regine Berg (born 5 October 1958) is a Belgian former track and field sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. Born in Ostend, she represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 1976 and 1980.[1] Berg won five national titles over 400 m and also two over 800 metres later in her career.[2] She was a silver medallist at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games and participated three times at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.[3]

Regine Berg
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Belgium
IAAF World Indoor Games
Silver medal – second place1985 Paris400 m

Berg's 400 m indoor best of 53.13 seconds was the Belgian record[4] for nearly 35 years until it was bested by Cynthia Bolingo's 52.70 at the 2019 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships. She also shared in the 4 × 400 metres relay national record, set with Lea Alaerts, Anne Michel and Rosine Wallez at the 1980 Moscow Olympics[5] that stood for 38 years until it was bested by the Belgian Cheetahs. Her outdoor bests are 52.29 seconds for the 400 m and 2:00.43 minutes for the 800 m.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 7th (q-final) 400 m 53.14
6th (heats) 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.87
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.6
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4th 400 m 53.41
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 5th 400 m 53.15
World Indoor Games Paris, France 2nd 400 m 53.81
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 7th (semis) 800 m 2:02.05
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 5th (heats) 800 m 2:15.31

National titles

References
  1. Regina Berg. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 21 February 2016.
  2. Belgian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 21 February 2016.
  3. IAAF World Indoor Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 21 February 2016.
  4. Belgische records indoor ALLE CATEGORIEEN VROUWEN Belgian Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 21 February 2016.
  5. Belgische records Alle Categorieën Outdoor. Belgian Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 21 February 2016.
  6. Regine Berg. IAAF. Retrieved on 21 February 2016.
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