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German middle-distance runner

Brigitte Kraus (born 12 August 1956 in Bensberg) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres.

She competed for the sports clubs LG Rhein-Berg and ASV Köln during her active career.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing West Germany
1973	European Indoor Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands	8th (h)	800 m	2:09.90
1973	European Junior Championships	Duisburg, Germany	9th	1500 m	4:23.97
1975	European Indoor Championships	Katowice, Poland	8th (h)	800 m	2:08.1
1976	European Indoor Championships	Munich, West Germany	1st	1500 m	4:15.2
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	7th (sf)	1500 m	4:04.21
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	3rd	1500 m	4:07.6
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	13th (h)	1500 m	4:11.9
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	4th	1500 m	4:09.7
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	2nd	1500 m	4:04.22
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	3000 m	8:51.60
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	1500 m	4:16.14
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	3000 m	8:35.11
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	3000 m	9:12.07
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	13th (h)	3000 m	8:57.53
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	3rd	1500 m	4:03.64
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	–	3000 m	DNF
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	–	3000 m	DNF
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	3rd	3000 m	8:53.01
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	–	3000 m	DNF
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	1500 m	4:07.06

Did not finish in the final

v t e European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's 1500 metres
1971: Margaret Beacham (GBR) 1972: Tamara Pangelova (URS) 1973: Ellen Wessinghage (FRG) 1974: Tonka Petrova (BUL) 1975: Natalia Mărășescu (ROM) 1976: Brigitte Kraus (FRG) 1977: Mary Stewart (GBR) 1978: Ileana Silai (ROM) 1979: Natalia Mărășescu (ROM) 1980: Tamara Koba (URS) 1981: Agnese Possamai (ITA) 1982: Gabriella Dorio (ITA) 1983: Brigitte Kraus (FRG) 1984: Fița Lovin (ROM) 1985: Doina Melinte (ROM) 1987: Sandra Gasser (SUI) 1988: Doina Melinte (ROM) 1989: Paula Ivan (ROM) 1990: Doina Melinte (ROM) 1992: Yekaterina Podkopayeva (EUN) 1994: Yekaterina Podkopayeva (EUN) 1996: Carla Sacramento (POR) 1998: Theresia Kiesl (AUT) 2000: Violeta Szekely (ROM) 2002: Yekaterina Puzanova (RUS) 2005: Elena Iagăr (ROM) 2007: Lidia Chojecka (POL) 2009: Natalia Rodríguez (ESP) 2011: Elena Arzhakova (RUS) 2013: Abeba Aregawi (SWE) 2013: Abeba Aregawi (SWE) 2015: Sifan Hassan (NED) 2017: Laura Muir (GBR) 2019: Laura Muir (GBR) 2021: Elise Vanderelst (BEL) 2023: Laura Muir (GBR)

v t e European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's 3000 metres
1982: Agnese Possamai (ITA) 1983: Yelena Sipatova (URS) 1984: Brigitte Kraus (FRG) 1985: Agnese Possamai (ITA) 1986: Ines Bibernell (GDR) 1987: Yvonne Murray (GBR) 1988: Elly van Hulst (NED) 1990: Elly van Hulst (NED) 1992: Margareta Keszeg (ROM) 1994: Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 1996: Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 1998: Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 2000: Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 2002: Marta Domínguez (ESP) 2005: Lidia Chojecka (POL) 2007: Lidia Chojecka (POL) 2009: Alemitu Bekele (TUR) 2011: Helen Clitheroe (GBR) 2013: Sara Moreira (POR) 2015: Sviatlana Kudzelich (BLR) 2017: Laura Muir (GBR) 2019: Laura Muir (GBR) 2021: Amy-Eloise Markovc (GBR) 2023: Hanna Klein (GER)

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