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Petra Schersing

ペトラ・ミュラー　/　ぺとら・みゅらー

Athletics competitor from Germany

July 18, 1965 (age 60)　・　Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Saxony-Anhalt
athletics competitor
sprinter

My Take

Petra Schersing stays with me because her achievement was so concentrated and so final. A 180 cm sprinter from Quedlinburg, she ran the brutal 400 metres for East Germany and walked out of the 1988 Seoul Olympics with silver in the individual event and bronze in the relay. To medal twice on the biggest stage in that era, carrying the weight of a whole sporting system, is no accident. The Patriotic Order of Merit confirms what the times already say. I have nothing but respect for athletes who pour everything into a few seconds of effort that the record can never fully capture.

Overview

Petra Schersing (née Müller, born 18 July 1965 in Quedlinburg) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. She represented sports club SC Chemie Halle and was coached by Harold Werner. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, she won a silver medal in the 400 metres and a bronze medal in the 4×400 metres relay.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Petra Schersing
Name (Japanese): ペトラ・ミュラー
Reading: ぺとら・みゅらー
Born: July 18, 1965 (age 60)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Snake
Origin: Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor / sprinter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC

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