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Gabi Zange

Gabi Zange in 1981
Personal information
Born	(1961-06-01) 1 June 1961 (age 63) Crimmitschau, East Germany
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Women's speed skating Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 3000 m 1988 Calgary 3000 m 1988 Calgary 5000 m World Championships 1985 Sarajevo Allround 1984 Deventer Allround European Championships 1984 Alma-Ata Allround 1981 Heerenveen Allround

Gabriele Zange (née Schönbrunn, born 1 June 1961) is a retired East German speed skater who specialized in the long distances (3000 m and 5000 m), winning three Olympic bronze medals in these events in 1984 and 1988. In 1981 she won a European bronze medal in the 3000 m and later set a world record at the high-altitude rink of Medeo (3000 m, 4:21.70). In 1984, she won European championships, setting two world records, in the 5000 m (7:39.44) and allround, and finished third at the world championships. Next year she won a silver at the world championships, but then had no success until the 1987–88 season, when she set her fourth world record (4:14.76 in the 3000 m) and won two Olympics medals. She retired soon after the 1988 Olympics and worked as a physiotherapist.

Personal bests:

• 500 m – 41:93 (1981)
• 1000 m – 1:22.00 (1988)
• 1500 m – 2:04.98 (1988)
• 3000 m – 4:16.76 (1988)
• 5000 m – 7:21.61 (1988)

References

1. ^ Complete history list of World Records. isu.org
2. Sportler-Visitenkarte von Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn. speedskatingnews.info
3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014.

External links

Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn - Olympedia

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