Ellen Fiedler (née Neumann; 26 November 1958 in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former East German 400 metres hurdler.
She won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in a career best time of 53.63 seconds. This ranks her third among German 400 m hurdlers, only behind Sabine Busch and Cornelia Ullrich.German all-time lists per 1 September 2006 – Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verband
She also won the 1981 IAAF World Cup event,IAAF World Cup in Athletics – GBR Athletics took the silver medal in the hurdles at the 1980 World Championships in Athletics, won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships and finished sixth at the 1986 European Championships. At the 1983 World Championships she also won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Although it was Gesine Walther, Sabine Busch, Marita Koch and Dagmar Rübsam who ran in the final, Fiedler had run in the qualifying round.
Fiedler represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin, and became the East German champion in 1981, 1982 and 1983.East German championships, women's 400 m hurdles
Fiedler is 1.76 metres tall; during her active career she weighed 66 kg.
International competitions 1980World ChampionshipsSittard, Netherlands2nd400 m hurdles54.561981European CupZagreb, Yugoslavia1st400 m hurdles54.90World CupRome, Italy1st400 m hurdles54.821983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland3rd400 m hurdles54.551st4 × 400 m relay3:29.05 (heats)European CupLondon, United Kingdom1st400 m hurdles54.201986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union3rd400 m hurdles54.80European ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany6th400 m hurdles54.901988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea3rd400 m hurdles53.63
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