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}} Birgit Friedmann (born 8 April 1960) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres for West Germany. Born in Königstein im Taunus, she made her first major appearance for West Germany at the 1977 European Athletics Junior Championships, where she finished seventh in the 1500 m.〔(European Junior Championships 1977 ). World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 The following year she won the national title in the 3000 m at the West German Athletics Championships and was also runner-up to Brigitte Kraus in the 1500 m.〔(West German Championships ). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 She was selected to run the longer event at the 1978 European Athletics Championships, but failed to finish the race.〔(Birgit Friedmann ). Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 She represented her country at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and came 71st while the West German women placed fourth overall.〔(IAAF World Cross Country Championships 5.0km CC Women Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979 ). AthChamps (archived). Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 Friedmann had her greatest success in 1980. She won the West German title in the 3000 m with a run of 9:02 minutes.〔 This gained her selection for the 1980 World Championships in Athletics – a two-event competition created by the International Amateur Athletics Federation in response to the lack of the women's 400 metres hurdles and 3000 m run at the 1980 Summer Olympics.〔Matthews, Peter (2012). ''(Historical Dictionary of Track and Field )'' (pg. 217). Scarecrow Press (eBook). Retrieved on 2013-09-08.〕 Friedmann defeated all-comers at the competition and became the first ever women's 3000 m world champion with a personal best run of 8:48.05 minutes (also a West German record).〔(IAAF World Championships ). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕〔(GER Record Progressions- Track ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 The year after she won her third 3000 m national title and also placed third in the 1500 m.〔 She also won the semi-final 1981 European Cup competition.〔(European Cup Semi-Finals ). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 At the 1982 European Athletics Championships Friedmann achieved a West German and world junior record of 8:43.65 for the 3000 m,〔 but this was only enough for fifth place.〔(Women 3000m European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE) - Thursday 09.09 ). Todor66. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕〔(Birgit Friedmann ) . Wissen Digital. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 She also competed over 1500 m at that championships, but was some way behind the winner in eleventh place.〔(Women 1500m European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE) - Saturday 11.09 ). Todor66. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 The 1982 season was her last as an athlete and she won her fourth and final national title that year.〔 During her career she was affiliated with Eintracht Frankfurt and was 1.66 m tall and weighed 51 kg. Following her retirement from athletics she trained in sports medicine. She is the chief physician of the Sports Medicine Ward of the University Clinic in Heidelberg. In 2006 she co-authored a training manual, with fellow former athletes Herbert Steffny and Markus Keller, called ''Marathontraining für Frauen'' (''Marathon Training for Women'').〔(Birgit Friedmann ). Random House. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Birgit Friedmann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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