Height 1.82 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Katrin Krabbe Weight 69 kg | |
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Spouse Michael Zimmermann (m. 1991–2015) Nominations Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year Similar Grit Breuer , Gwen Torrence , Heike Drechsler | ||
Katrin Krabbe (born 22 November 1969, in Neubrandenburg, East Germany) is a female athlete who competed for the German Democratic Republic (before 1990) and Germany thereafter. She represented the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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Women's 100m - Crystal Palace 1991
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Life and career
Krabbe was a successful track star, winning the 100 m and 200 m titles in the 1990 European Championships in athletics (held in Split) and the same titles at the 1991 World Championships in athletics (held in Tokyo, where she beat Gwen Torrence and Merlene Ottey). She was also part of the winning 4 x 100 metres relay East German women's team in the European Championships.
In 1992, Krabbe along with team mates Silke Moller and Grit Breuer tested positive for the stimulant clenbuterol. All three athletes were suspended for one year by the German Athletics Federation, but the International Athletics Association extended this to two years. Krabbe sued the IAAF and received damages (1.2 million DM), while Breuer did not and was able to compete again after the ban. The suspension kept Krabbe from competing in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and effectively ended her athletic career.
Personal bests
100 m - 10.89 +1.8 (Berlin 20 July 1988)
200 m - 21.95 +0.3 (Split 30 August 1990)