Angelika Zauber (née Kuhse; born 5 November 1958) is a German former middle-distance runner who competed for East Germany in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres.Angelika Zauber. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07. She was the 3000 m gold medallist at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and the 1981 European Cup. She was a two-time national champion over 1500 m and set a best of 3:59.90 minutes at the competition.
Career Her first international title came at the 1975 European Athletics Junior Championships, where she defeated Loa Olafsson and future Olympic champion Gabriella Dorio to win the 1500 m gold medal.European Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07. She married fellow East German runner Lutz Zauber and began competing under her married name. The couple later had a child in 1987, Falko Zauber, who himself competed in distance running for Germany.Grosseto champions head Germany's Junior team for Beijing". IAAF (2006-07-27). Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
Zauber's career peak was the 1981 track and field season. She began by winning her first national title at the East German Indoor Athletics Championships in the 1500 m. She extended her success outdoors with a win at the East German Athletics Championships where she became the first and only woman ever to run under four minutes for the 1500 m at that competition. This was a lifetime best mark for the athlete and she placed seventh on the global rankings for that year.Angelika Zauber. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-12-07. She also placed second in the 3000 m behind Ulrike Bruns.1981 East German Championships 3000 metres Women. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
She was selected to run the 3000 m for East Germany at the 1981 European Cup and she delivered her first senior international win in a championship record time of 8:49.61 minutes. The East German women won all but four of their events and were the clear winner of the team title.European Cup (women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07. She was chosen to represent her nation again over that distance at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and she topped the podium, nearly a second clear of future Olympic champion Maricica Puică and world record holder Silvana Cruciata.1st IAAF/VTB Continental Cup IAAF Statistics Handbook Split 2010. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-12-06.IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
Zauber did not appear at any major championships after that year and her last result of note came in 1985, at the age of 26, when she was runner-up nationally in the 3000 m for a second time (this time behind Ines Bibernell).1985 East German Championships 3000 metres Women. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
National titles East German Athletics Championships 1500 m: 1981East German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07. East German Indoor Athletics Championships 1500 m: 1981East German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-12-07.
International competitions 1975European Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1st1500 m4:18.61981European CupZagreb, Yugoslavia1st3000 m8:49.61 World CupRome, Italy1st3000 m8:54.89
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