Christa Luding
Christa Luding - Rothenburg, Rothenburg born ( born December 4, 1959 in White Water ) is a former German speed skater and cyclist who - starting for the GDR - was in the 80s in both sports with the best in the world. In speed skating, they completed together with the all-rounder Karin Kania (born sink) and the long distance specialists Andrea Beautiful ( Ehrig ) and Gabi pliers ( Schönbrunn ) the continued track record of DDR - runners and secured their dominance on the short routes out of that until the late 1980s years could be broken by the US-American Bonnie Blair. In parallel, cyclist Christa Roth burger was show in the sprint on the track for years without national competition and was also on the international stage success. 1988 won the Ausnahmekönnerin within one calendar year in both winter as well as in the Summer Games Olympic medal.
- 2.1 career
- 2.2 Other Achievements
- 2.3 images
Speed Skating
Career
Christa Roth Burgers international career began in early 1979 with a third place at the Sprint World Cup. After she had in 1980 a renewed podium only just missed, Roth Burger had in the subsequent Olympic Games with modest placements ( 12./500 meters; 18./1000 meters) content. Even with the two Sprint World Cup sweeps in 1981 and 1982 from Dresden had no precious metal. Although she was the equal of her sprinting ability and in 1981 on two individual sections as well as in the four-way battle aufstellte new world records, she could not initially emerge from the shadow of her club mate and series world champion Karin Kania. Even with Roth Burgers second World Cup win bronze in 1983 this was repeated clear when Kania won their now third Sprint Cup title.
At the Olympic Winter Games in 1984 Christa Roth Burger made a breakthrough when they not only won the gold medal in the 500 meters, but also was able to defeat Karin Kania in a big competition for the first time. A year later, for Rothenburg's first gold in the sprint World Cup, but in the absence of defending champion Kania, who was a few weeks before becoming a mother. This turned on her return to competitive sports the old hierarchy restores as they deal with a new world record unchallenged secured the title at the 1986 World Cup over 1000 meters and in the all around. For Rothenburg remained as dethroned defending champion and all-around world record holder, only the second room to spare. They also lost a month later and its 500 -meter world record to their Dauerrivalin. In the next edition in 1987 Rothenburg Kania was rejected again in the barriers which thus able to secure their now sixth sprint title. With the US-American Bonnie Blair from Dresden another runner had to admit defeat, which also should rise in the period following their toughest competitor and yet in the same season with a new 500 -meter world record a possible end of for almost ten years ongoing East German supremacy on this route suggested.
Meanwhile, back in the possession of the 500 -meter world record succeeded Christa Roth Burger in the winter season 1987/88 final step out of the sporting shadows of Karin Kania, which intended to end her career after the season. So Rothenburg could refer her compatriot in early February 1988 with the Sprint World Cup on the Silver rank and thus celebrate their second world title after 1985. Even in the subsequent Olympic Games, she placed both on the 500 - as well as on the 1000 - meter course in each case with a new world record before Kania, although they handed in both races the best performances of their careers, and thus at least on the longer distance the double victory the GDR made perfect. On the short sprint distance another Olympic gold medal was Rothenburg, despite their world record denied, as the defending champion was intercepted by the later started finishing third in Sprint Cup, Bonnie Blair, nor by two hundredths of a second and thus lost its recently established record again.
Bonnie Blair again defeated in the battle for the crown of the world's best sprinter - At the World Cup in 1989, Christa Luding had - since their wedding in April 1988 starting under that name. While the US-American established as the world's best sprinter in the subsequent years and should remain later than 500 meters as the first woman under 39 seconds, Ludings career was drawing to a close as a competitive athlete. After a year's absence due to maternity leave, she saw in 1991 with Monique Garbrecht and Anke Baier and national level a new generation Sprinter opposite, the one to beat. Nevertheless, Christa Luding 1992 was in both the Sprint Cup and at the Olympics again successful German runner and got there at the end of their careers each one bronze.
Your one-time speed-skating career, in which Christa Luding - Rothenburger counted more than 13 years to the absolute world elite, included in addition to numerous medals at Olympics and World Championships and 16 World Cup victories. In addition, presented Luding Rothenburg 1981-1988 a total of seven world records over 500 and 1000 meters and two world records in sprint -around on. Among other things, they broke through on 25 March 1983, the mountain railway from medeo about 500 meters as the first woman in the world the sound barrier of 40 seconds ( 39.69 seconds). Your established at the 1988 Olympic Games record of 1:17,65 minutes on the 1000 -meter had almost ten years existence and was only in the " folding ice era" undercut.
Other successes
- 3 x Gold ( 1981, 1982, 1983)
- 3 x Silver ( 1978, 1979, 1986)
- 500 m 5 x Gold ( 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989)
- 1 x Silver ( 1984)
- 1 x Bronze (1983 )
- 4 x Silver ( 1980, 1986, 1988, 1989)
- 2 x bronze ( 1983, 1984)
- 500 m 1 x Gold ( 1991)
Pictures
Christa Roth burger at her victory at the International Dynamo Cup 1982
Christa Roth burger at the DDR -around championship of the Sprinter 1982
Christa Roth Burger 1988
Cycling
Career
Although the name Christa Roth Burger is connected for all time inextricably linked to the speed skating, the Dresden- benefited their outstanding sprinting ability to cycling, which was normally operated outside of the winter season in return. Although frequently athletes are shuttled between speed skating and track cycling, has to date only the U.S. citizen Sheila Young to have a similarly successful outcome in both sports. So defeated Rothenburg - with 16 DDR - championship titles in the sprint and time trial in the 1980s without serious national competition - at the World Championships in 1986, the entire sprint elite world Connie Para Kevin (USA) and Erika Salumäe (USSR). In the next championships in 1987 Rothenburg underlined their success again with World Championship silver, this time behind Salumäe. The native Estin it was finally established in 1988 Christa Roth Burger denied the historic triumph at the Olympic Summer Games, to be within a calendar year Olympic champion in a winter and a summer sport. By winning the silver medal in track sprint managed the now married as Luding exceptional athlete, at least, the first woman both in winter and summer games to win Olympic medals.
Other successes
- Sprint 5 x Gold ( 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
- 5 x Gold ( 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
- 1 x Silver ( 1979)
Pictures
Christa Luding as the winner of the time trial at the UCI Track Cycling Championships GDR 1988 in Cottbus
Christa Luding with their victory in the sprint at the Grand Prize of the GDR 1988
Christa Luding with her husband and coach Ernst Luding
Private
Christa Luding - Rothenburger that for the SC Einheit Dresden (from 1990 Ice Sports Club Dresden; eV from 1992 Skating Club Dresden ) started, trained as a commercial clerk,. In April 1988, she married her longtime trainer Ernst Luding. Today, the mother of a son with her husband operates along a transport company in Dresden.
Awards
1984 and 1988 Luding - Rothenburg was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold. In 1986 she was awarded the Order of Friendship of Nations star in gold.