Karin Kessler (née Rettmeyer; born 25 March 1939) is a German female former track and field athlete who competed for West Germany in the 800 metres. She was the gold medallist in that event at the 1967 European Indoor Games, having been runner-up to Zsuzsa Szabó the previous year at the 1966 European Indoor Games.European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03. Kessler also represented her country at the 1966 European Athletics Championships, reaching the semi-finals.European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (pp. 397–405). European Athletics Association. Retrieved 2018-02-03. She set a personal best of 2:03.6 minutes in 1967,Karin Kessler. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-03. which was a West German record for the Hamburg-born athlete.
Kessler was a five-time national champion individually, taking both indoor and outdoor 800 m titles in 1966 and 1967, as well as a short course cross country title in 1966.West German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.West German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03. During her career she was a member of Düsseldorfer SV 04 and LG Alstertal / Garstedt Hamburg clubs.
International competitions 1966European Indoor GamesDortmund, West Germany2nd800 m2:10.8European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6th (semis)800 m2:08.01967European Indoor GamesPrague, Czechoslovakia1st800 m2:08.2
National titles West German Athletics Championships 800 m: 1966, 1967 West German Indoor Athletics Championships 800 m: 1966, 1967 West German Cross Country Championships Short course: 1967
See also List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
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