Gabriele Reinsch

Gabriele Reinsch
Reinsch in 1988
Personal information
Born (1963-09-23) 23 September 1963
Cottbus, East Germany
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1987 ZagrebDiscus throw
Silver medal – second place1989 DuisburgDiscus throw

Gabriele Reinsch (born 23 September 1963) is a German track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the 1988 Olympic Games in discus throw. She is the world record holder, set on 9 July 1988 at the East Germany–Italy tournament in Neubrandenburg. Her throw of 76.80 metres (252.0 ft) was 2.24 metres (7 ft 4 in) further than the previous record.

Reinsch began competing at the age of 14 and tried at first the high jump and shot put, even placing second in the shot put at the 1981 junior European championships. In 1982, she switched to the discus.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  East Germany
1981 European Junior Championships Utrecht, Netherlands 2nd Shot put 17.03 m
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2nd Discus 64.12 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th Discus 67.26 m
1989 Universiade Duisburg, Germany 2nd Discus 65.20 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th Discus 66.08 m
  • 1988 Olympic Games: (67.26 - 66.50 - 63.30 - 65.88 - 66.40 - Foul)
  • 1990 European Championships: (Foul - 63.46 - 64.30 - Foul - 66.08 - 65.06)

Reinsch belonged to the Cottbus sport club until 1985 and then from 1986 to the ASK Potsdam. She trained with Lothar Hillebrand. During her competitive years she was 1.84 meters tall and weighed 88 kilograms.

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