Gabriela Lesch Explained

Gabriela ("Gabi") Lesch (born 17 August 1964 in Sulzbach, Hesse) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She represented West Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.^[1]

She represented the sports clubs TSV Kirchhain and Eintracht Frankfurt, and became West German champion in 1988, 1989 and 1990.^[2] Her personal best time was 1:59.24 minutes, achieved in June 1991 in Helsinki.^[3]

International competitions

1988		Budapest, Hungary	3rd	2:01.85^[4]
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	semi-final	1:59.85
1989		The Hague, Netherlands	5th	2:03.04^[5]
		Budapest, Hungary	5th	2:01.09
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	semi-final	2:02.01
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	semi-final	2:02.68
		Sheffield, United Kingdom	2nd	2:00.97^[6]
1992		Havana, Cuba	5th	2:03.66

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/gaby-lesch-1.html Gaby Lesch
2. http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/90.html West German championships, women's 800 m
3. http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-d04.htm World women's all-time best 800m (last updated 2001)
4. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1988/f88_12.html 1988 European Indoor Championships results, women's 800 m final
5. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1989/f89_08.html 1989 European Indoor Championships results, women's 800 m final
6. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm World Student Games (Universiade - Women)