Ines Bibernell ( Obst; born 21 July 1965 in Querfurt, Bezirk Halle) is a former East German female track and field athlete who competed in middle- and long-distance track events. She was a gold medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986.
A member of the SC Chemie Halle athletics club, the Querfurt-born athlete came to prominence in the 1985 season. The teenager won a 1500 metres/3000 metres double at the East German Indoor Championships before going on to take a 3000 m/10,000 metres double at the East German Athletics Championships outdoors.East German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.East German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018. Her first major international appearances came that year in the 10,000 m and she was runner-up at the 1985 European Cup and placed fourth at the 1985 IAAF World Cup.European Cup Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.Ines Bibernell. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
At the start of 1986, she defended her national indoor title over 3000 m and set an under-23 indoor world best for the 2-mile run, finishing in a time of 9:34.27 minutes in New York City.World Under-23 Bests. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018. This remains the German national record for that event.German Athletics Records . Leichathletik. Retrieved on 17 January 2018. The greatest feat of her career came that February, as she won the gold medal over 3000 m at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships – the only East German woman ever to win that title.European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 January 2018. After this victory she won a 1500/3000 m double at the national outdoor championships. A third straight East German indoor 3000 m title came in 1987, but this was the last high level achievement of her briefly flourishing career.
Personal bests 800 metres: 2:05.4 min, 9 June 1983, Neubrandenburg 1500 metres: 4:05.64 min, 28 June 1985, Potsdam 2000 metres: 5:47.58 min, 22 September 1985, East Berlin 3000 metres: 8:49.80 min, 27 June 1986, Jena 5000 metres: 15:27.05 min, 3 July 1986, Dresden 10,000 metres: 32:32.28 min, 1 June 1986, Erfurt
International competitions 1985European CupMoscow, Soviet Union2nd10,000 m32:47.42World CupCanberra, Australis4th10,000 m32:45.581986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1st3000 m8:54.52
National titles East German Athletics Championships 1500 m: 1986 3000 m: 1985, 1986 10,000 m: 1985 East German Indoor Athletics Championships 1500 m: 1985 3000 m: 1985, 1986, 1987
See also List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
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