Karoline Käfer

Karoline beetle ( born October 31, 1954 in Klagenfurt as Karoline Steringer ) is a former Austrian track and field athlete and successful sprinter. Between 1972 and 1989, it was regarded as the best sprinters in Austria, won 49 state titles in individual competitions, several national title in team competitions and qualified for three Olympic Games, as well as seven European Championships. When her greatest successes include winning a silver and bronze medals in two 400 - meter race at IAAF European Indoor Championships.

They also presented on several occasions Austrian records. My 1977 400 meters up imputed record remains unbroken to this day and thus Austria's oldest track and field record.

Sports career

In 1972 she was state champion in the 100 -, 200 - and 400 -meter run, as well as in the 4 x 400 -meter relay race. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, she launched over 200 and 400 meters, successfully completed the preliminary heats, but failed in the intermediate runs. In the 4th European Indoor Championships 1973 in Rotterdam, it failed with a time of 54.31 s over 400 meters already in the flow. At the 11th European Championships from September 1 to 8, 1974 in Rome, she reached the sixth place over 400 meters.

In June 1975 she set two new records on Austria - 100 and 200 meters. She was also qualified for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, but could not participate due to injury. However, they presented the same year at the state championships, along with Elisabeth Petutschnig, Angelika scrap and Gerith Huber, an Austrian new stadium record in the 4 x 400 - meter relay on ( 3:53,47 min). On June 18, 1977, she ran in Klagenfurt a 400 - meter race in 50.62 s, setting a record for the Austrian women, which is still unbroken by state 2010. Also in 1977, she put together with the runners Merva, Termoth and Bartasek an Austrian stadium record in the 4 x 200 - meter relay on ( 1:44,4 min). In addition, she was again state champion in the 100 -, 200 - and 400 -meter run.

In the 9th European Indoor Championships on March 11 and 12, 1978 in Milan, she won the bronze medal with a time of 53.56 s over 400 meters. You had to deal only Russian Marina Sidorova, who ran with 52.42 s annual best performance and the Italian Rita Bottiglieri ( 53.18 s ) to admit defeat. Also in this year, she was state champion in the 100 -, 200 - and 400 -meter run, and the 4 x 400 - meter relay.

On June 10, 1978, she improved the Austria - records in the 100 and 200 meters at 11.43 s and 23.09 s your record over 200 meters was not until more than 24 years later, in June 2002 by Karin Mayr- Krifka be adjusted.

At the 10th European Indoor Championships on 24th and 25th February 1979 in Vienna, she won with 51.90 s over 400 meters again the bronze medal and presented with this time also equal one new Austrian indoor record on. Beetles had been lying to the finish line in the lead and was only in the final meters of the British Verona Elder ( 51.80 s ) and the Czech Jarmila Kratochvílová ( 51.81 s ) obsolete. In 1979, she also secured the state championships in the 200 - and 400 -meter run

The 11th European Indoor Championships on March 1st and 2nd 1980 in Sindelfingen, she won with 52.70 s the silver medal over 400 meters. She was doing just 0.42 seconds behind the winner, Elke Decker. In addition, it was 1980 state champion in the same seven disciplines. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, however, she parted with 52.82 s over 400 meters already in the run- off.

At the 12th European Indoor Championships on 21 and 22 February 1981 in Grenoble, she reached with 52.50 s over 400 meters in fourth place.

The 14th European Indoor Championships on March 5 and 6, 1983 in Budapest, she could reach the fifth place over 400 meters with 53.92 s. 1981 and 1983 she was also national champion in eleven disciplines.

From 1984, she focused on longer distances and was until 1989, eight-time state champion in the 800 meters ( indoor and outdoor ) and two-time state champion in the 1500 meters ( indoor ). She also participated in marathons and reached on 24 May 1988 with their personal best time of 2:55,13 h

After several years of silence, she stepped into a sort of comeback as a mountain runner again in appearance and in 1997 and 1999 national champion. By 2002, followed by their participation in five European Championships, where they are always placed in the Top 40, as well as several national victories. On April 10, 1998, she had also completed a half marathon in a personal best time of 1:20,58 h.

2010, she was of the Klagenfurt Athletics Clubs members and supporters ( KLC ) honored for the periods 1966-1975 and 1976-1985 with the " Poldi ", as the most successful athlete of the decade. Your dar. times over the distances 100, 200, 400, 5000, 10,000 meters, half marathon and marathon make itself even in 2010 an unbroken record of the women of the association

National Championships

( National Championship title for 4 × 400 - m relay are listed incomplete)

Olympic Games and European Championships

• Summer Olympic Games in 1972: Between run (flow over 200 m: 24.42 s, run over between 200 m: 23.92 s; flow over 400 m: 53.60 s, intermediate run over 400 m: 52.82 s )
• Summer Olympic Games 1976: Qualified, not participate due to injury
• Olympic Games 1980: Forward ( 52.82 s over 400 m)
• 4th European Indoor Championships 1973: Forward ( 54.31 s over 400 m)
• 11th European Athletics Championships 1974: 6th place ( 51.77 s over 400 m)
• 9th European Indoor Championships 1978: 3rd place ( 53.56 s over 400 m)
• 10th European Indoor Championships 1979: 3rd place ( 51.90 s over 400 m)
• 11th European Indoor Championships 1980: 2nd place ( 52.70 s over 400 meters )
• 12th European Indoor Championships 1981: 4th place ( 52.50 s over 400 m)
• 14th European Indoor Championships 1983: 5th place ( 53.92 s over 400 m)
• 3 European Mountain Running Championships 1997: 21st place ( 54.50 min, third best Austrian )
• 4th European Mountain Running Championships 1998: 32nd ( 41.37 min)
• 5th European Mountain Running Championships 1999: 25th place ( 1:03,23 h, third best Austrian )
• 7th European Mountain Running Championships 2001: 40th place ( 1:08,53 h)
• 1st European Mountain Running Championships 2002: 35th place ( 51.04 min, third best Austrian )

Personal best

Awards

• Carinthian Sportswoman of the Year: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1980 ( Most honored a Carinthian athlete of all time )
• Honorary Award of Carinthia from the hands of Governor Jörg Haider: 2002 ( for all sporting achievements)
• Poldi: 2010 ( As best sportswoman two decades of the Klagenfurt Athletics Clubs)