Gloria Siebert

Gloria Siebert (née Kovarik, born 13 January 1964 in Ortrand, Bezirk Cottbus) is a former East German hurdler.

Gloria Siebert

Gloria Siebert, 1987
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	100 m hurdles
World Championships
	1987 Rome	100 m hurdles

She won the silver medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She also won silver medals at the 1981 European Junior Championships, the 1987 European Indoor Championships, the 1987 World Championships and the 1990 European Championships. Her result at the 1987 World Championships was 12.44 seconds, a career best time. This ranks her second among German 100 m hurdlers, only behind Bettine Jahn.^[1]

She competed for the sports club SC Cottbus during her active career, and became East German champion in 1987 and 1990 (100 metres hurdles)^[2] and 1984 (400 metres hurdles).^[3]

Her son Sebastian Siebert is also a hurdler.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  East Germany /  Germany
1981	European Junior Championships	Utrecht, Netherlands	2nd	100 m hurdles	13.27
1987	European Indoor Championships	Lievin, France	2nd	60 m hurdles	7.89
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.44
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.61
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.91
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	heats	100 m hurdles	13.29

References

• Gloria Siebert at World Athletics

1. ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
2. East German championships, women's 100 m hurdles
3. East German championships, women's 400 m hurdles