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Christina Lathan (née Brehmer; born 28 February 1958) is a retired East German sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres.

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Christina Lathan

Personal information
Born	28 February 1958 (1958-02-28) (age 64) Altdöbern, East Germany
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 4 × 400 m 1976 Montreal 400 m 1980 Moscow 4 × 400 m 1980 Moscow 400 m European Championships 1978 Prague 4 × 400 m 1978 Prague 400 m

Born in Altdöbern, Brehmer started training in 1969 at the sports club SG Dynamo Senftenberg, and was transferred to SC Dynamo Berlin in 1973. At the 1975 European Junior Championships she won three gold medals, in 400 m, 4 × 100 metres relay and 4 × 400 metres relay.

In 1976 she set world record 49.77 seconds, first electronic time under 50 seconds. The record was broken by Poland's Irena Szewińska a month later. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal she won the silver medal in the 400 m behind Irena Szewinska, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay with her teammates Brigitte Rohde, 400 m bronze medalist Ellen Streidt and Doris Maletzki.

The next year Lathan won another relay gold medal at the IAAF World Cup 1977. At the 1978 European Championships she won a silver medal in the individual event and another gold medal in 4 x 400 m relay, together with teammates Christiane Marquardt, Barbara Krug and Marita Koch. She then duplicated her World Cup success at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.

She returned to the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 m behind Marita Koch and Jarmila Kratochvílová. In the 4 x 400 m relay she was the sole survivor of the 1976 winning team and could only win the silver medal with her teammates Gabriele Löwe, Barbara Krug and Marita Koch.[1]

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На других языках

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- [en] Christina Lathan

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[fr] Christina Lathan

Christina Lathan, née Brehmer le 28 février 1958 à Altdöbern, est une athlète de République démocratique allemande, championne olympique.

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[it] Christina Lathan

Christina Lathan, nata Christina Brehmer (Altdöbern, 28 febbraio 1958), è un'ex velocista tedesca, specializzata nei 400 metri piani.

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[ru] Латан, Кристина

Кристина Латан (нем. Christina Lathan, в девичестве Бремер; 28 февраля 1958 года, Альтдёберн, ГДР) — восточно-германская легкоатлетка, специализировавшаяся на беге на дистанции 400 метров. Олимпийская чемпионка 1976 года в составе женской эстафеты 4×400 метров.

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