Gabi Zange
Gabi Zange in 1981
Personal information
Born (1961-06-01) 1 June 1961
Crimmitschau, East Germany
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubSC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo3000 m
Bronze medal – third place1988 Calgary3000 m
Bronze medal – third place1988 Calgary5000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1985 SarajevoAllround
Bronze medal – third place1984 DeventerAllround
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1984 Alma-AtaAllround
Bronze medal – third place1981 HeerenveenAllround


Gabriele Zange (née Schönbrunn, born 1 June 1961) is a retired East German speed skater who specialized in the long distances (3000 m and 5000 m), winning three Olympic bronze medals in these events in 1984 and 1988. In 1981 she won a European bronze medal in the 3000 m and later set a world record at the high-altitude rink of Medeo (3000 m, 4:21.70).[1] In 1984, she won European championships, setting two world records, in the 5000 m (7:39.44) and allround,[1] and finished third at the world championships. Next year she won a silver at the world championships, but then had no success until the 1987–88 season, when she set her fourth world record (4:14.76 in the 3000 m)[1][2] and won two Olympics medals. She retired soon after the 1988 Olympics and worked as a physiotherapist.[3]

Personal bests:[3]

  • 500 m – 41:93 (1981)
  • 1000 m – 1:22.00 (1988)
  • 1500 m – 2:04.98 (1988)
  • 3000 m – 4:16.76 (1988)
  • 5000 m – 7:21.61 (1988)

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Complete history list of World Records. isu.org
  2. ↑ Sportler-Visitenkarte von Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn. speedskatingnews.info
  3. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014.

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