Linda Kisabaka Explained

Linda Kisabaka (born 9 April 1969 in Wuppertal) is a retired German middle distance runner. She ran the 400 metres until 1996, when she began specialising in the 800 metres. She retired in 2001, having represented the sports clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen and LAZ Leipzig during her active career.

Her personal best time is 1:58.24 minutes, achieved in August 1996 in Zürich. The same year she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, with teammates Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer.

Achievements

Representing
1987European Junior ChampionshipsBirmingham, England3rd400 m53.89
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:38.49
1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada16th (h)[1] 400m54.88
15th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:55.49
1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom5th (h)400m53.41
European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia17th (h)400m53.09
Representing
1992Barcelona, Spain6th4 × 400 m relay3:26.37
1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States4th400m hurdles57.18
Stuttgart, Germany5th4 × 400 m relay3:25.49
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland2nd (h)[2] 4 × 400 m relay3:27.50
1995Gothenburg, Sweden4th4 × 400 m relay3:26.10
1996Atlanta, United States3rd4 × 400 m relay3:21.14

Notes and References

  1. Did not finish in the semifinal.
  2. Competed only in the heat.