Gabriele "Gabi" Roth, (née Lippe, born 8 May 1967) is a retired German hurdler. She represented Germany at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Roth was born Gabrielle Lippe in Lörrach-Brombach, Germany and represented West Germany until 1990. She won a bronze medal in the 60 m hurdles at the 1989 European Indoor Championships in The Hague. At the 1990 European Championships in Split, she won a silver medal in 4x100 m relay, together with Ulrike Sarvari, Andrea Thomas and Silke Knoll. She also reached the 100 m hurdles final, but failed to finish. She represented a united Germany at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and reached the semi-finals of the 100 m hurdles. A month later at the World Cup in Havana, she won a bronze medal in the 100 m hurdles.
She represented the sports club MTG Mannheim, and won the silver medal at the German championships in 1996.[1] Her personal best time was 12.82 seconds, achieved in August 1990 in Düsseldorf.[2]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | European Junior Championships | Cottbus, Germany | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 13.54 | |
| 5th | 4 x 100 m | 45.28 | ||||
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.96 | |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | dnf (f) | 100 m hurdles | 12.92 (semis) | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 x 100 m | 43.02 | |||
| Representing | ||||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 10th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.22 | |
| 1992 | World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.34 | |
| 6th | 4 x 100 m | 44.63 | ||||
| Did not finish (dnf) final (f) at the 1990 European Championships. (sf) = overall position in semifinal round | ||||||