Natalya German Explained

Natalya German (Russian: Наталья Герман; born 10 November 1963) is a Ukrainian former track and field sprinter who competed for the Soviet Union.

Born in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, she had a very brief period of success in sprinting. In 1987 she won the 200 metres at the Soviet Athletics Championships with a time of 23.25 seconds. This was the slowest winning recorded at the competition after the introduction of fully automatic timing equipment.[1] However, she achieved a much quicker personal best in Chelyabinsk that year of 22.47 seconds. This ranked her as the 13th fastest in the world for the discipline that year.[2]

German's sole appearance at a major athletics competition came at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. She did not perform well individually, being eliminated in the first round as the fastest non-qualifier.[3] Success awaited her in the relay, however, as she ran the curve leg in a Soviet women's team including Irina Slyusar, Natalya Pomoshchnikova, and Olga Antonova. The team ended up a clear third place behind the American and East German women.[4]

National titles

1987

International competitions

1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy17th200 m23.26
3rd4 × 100 m relay42.33

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/urs.htm Soviet Championships
  2. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=4889&Gender=W Natalya German
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ussr/natalya-german-138829 Natalya German
  4. https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/1987/2nd-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-4/women/4x100-metres-relay/final/result IAAF World Championships in Athletics> 2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics> 4x100 Metres Relay - women