Christian Rudolph

Christian Rudolph (* February 15, 1949 in Bern village ) is a German athlete who - starting for the GDR - was successful in the 400 - meter hurdles in the early 1970s. At the European Championships in 1971, he won behind Jean -Claude Nallet the silver medal in the GDR record time of 49.3 s This time was electronically with 49.34 s been stopped, the fastest time ran Rudolph in his career. In the 1972 Olympics he tore the Achilles tendon after the last hurdle a few meters before the finish. Because the Achilles tendon did not break the first time, this meant the end of his short career.

Christian Rudolph was a member of the sports club SC Cottbus. From 1969 to 1972, he was four times. Consecutive GDR Champion on the long distance hurdle In its competition time, he was 1.85 m tall and weighs 80 kg.

Today, Rudolph is recognized upper secondary school subject teachers for the subjects of law and sport at school Pueckler Cottbus.