Cindy Roleder (born 21 August 1989)[1] is a German track and field athlete, specializing in 100 metres hurdles. She won the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. Roleder claimed three medals at the European Athletics Championships, becoming the first German winner of the European 100 m hurdles title since reunification in 2016. She also won the 60 m hurdles title at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.[2]
 Roleder in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 August 1989 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres hurdles, 60 m hurdles |
| Club | SC DHfK Leipzig |
| Retired | 2023 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m hurdles: 12.59 (Beijing 2015) 60 m hurdles: 7.84 (Leipzig 2017) |
Medal record | |
Roleder won nine German national titles outdoors and indoors.
Early life and early career
editCindy Roleder was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, now Chemnitz. Originally a gymnast, she took up athletics at the age of 8 when her sports teacher Mr Grosser spotted her running speed and asked her to join his running club, where Roleder competed against children 1–2 years older than herself. She made her international debut at the 2007 European Junior Championships in Hengelo, Netherlands, where she finished fourth in the 100 metres hurdles. In 2011, Roleder won her first international medal in the event at the European Under-23 Championships held in Ostrava.[3]
Career
editRoleder competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London reaching the semifinals in her specialist event. She went one step better at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro and reached the final, finishing fifth.[4] The biggest success of her career is the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in the 100 m hurdles with a personal best time of 12.59 seconds. She also won the 100 m hurdles at the 2016 European Championships and 60 m hurdles at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.[5]
Achievements
editInternational competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.65 |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 21st (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 14.10 |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.50 (+0.1 m/s) |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 12th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.19[6] |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 11th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.06 |
| European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.10 (-1.0 m/s) | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.91 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 17th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.35 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.11 | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 18th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.02 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 6th | 60 m hurdles | 8.01 |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.82 | |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 4th | 60 m hurdles | 7.93 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.59 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.62 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.74 | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.88 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 7.87 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.77 | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.97 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 11th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.86 |
National titles
edit- German Athletics Championships
- 100 m hurdles: 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019
- German Indoor Athletics Championships
- 60 m hurdles: 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
References
edit- ^ "Cindy Roleder". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Roleder to hang up her spikes at the end of the indoor season". European Athletics. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "IAAF: First impressions – Cindy Roleder". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cindy Roleder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ^ "IAAF: Cindy ROLEDER | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ^ Disqualified in the semifinals
External links
edit- Cindy Roleder at World Athletics
- Cindy Roleder at European Athletics (archive)
- Cindy Roleder at Olympics.com
- Cindy Roleder at Olympic.org (archived)
- Cindy Roleder at Olympedia
- Cindy Roleder at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Cindy Roleder at the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (in German)
- Cindy Roleder at Team Deutschland (in German)
