Karin Krebs

Karin Burneleit, married cancer ( born August 18, 1943 in Gumbinnen ) is a German track and field athlete (DDR ).

Karin Burneleit competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin, and her favorite events were the 800 -meter run and the 1500 -meter run. Your first big success came with the DDR indoor championships in 1966, where she won the 800 meters, as well as 1968. Also in Hall 1971, she won the 1500 meters.

In 1968 she took part in the Olympic Games in the 800 -meter run, but bowed out of.

Her biggest success was the victory at the European Athletics Championships 1971 in Helsinki in the 1500 meter race in a world record time of 4:09,6 min. She was thus the first runner under 4:10 minutes. The world record was broken on July 18, 1972 in Moscow by Lyudmila Bragina with a time of 4:06,9 min. In the 1972 Olympics, she finished fourth in the 1500 meter run ( 4:04,11 min).

In 1974, she ran another world record: 2:35,0 min over 1000 meters.

In 1972 she married the long-distance runner Joachim Krebs. Her daughter Nadia was also medium and long- distance runner. Karin Burneleit was busy after the end of their athletes career in the GDR Athletics Association DVFL. She lives in Hasselfelde ( resin). Since 1995 she has been self-employed in the field of sports and event management firm.

Karin Burneleit competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin. In her competition time, she was 1.67 m tall and weighed 52 kg. In 1971 she was awarded in the GDR with the Patriotic Order of Merit.