Katrin Krabbe

Krabbe in 1988

Personal information

Born

22 November 1969 (age 47)
Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Height

182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

69 kg (152 lb)

Sport

Country

East Germany

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

Women's 200 metres

Medal record

Women’s Athletics
Representing Germany
World Championships
	1991 Tokyo	100 m
	1991 Tokyo	200 m
	1991 Tokyo	4x100 m
	1991 Tokyo	4x400 m
Representing East Germany
European Championships
	1990 Split	100 m
	1990 Split	200 m
	1990 Split	4x100 m

Updated on 9 February 2014.

Katrin Krabbe (born 22 November 1969, in Neubrandenburg, East Germany) is a female athlete who competed for the German Democratic Republic (before 1990) and Germany thereafter. She represented the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Krabbe was a successful track star, winning the 100 m and 200 m titles in the 1990 European Championships in Athletics (held in Split) and the same titles at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (held in Tokyo, where she beat Gwen Torrence and Merlene Ottey). She was also part of the winning 4 x 100 metres relay East German women's team in the European Championships.

In 1992, Krabbe along with team mates Silke Moller and Grit Breuer tested positive for the stimulant clenbuterol. All three athletes were suspended for one year by the German Athletics Federation, but the International Athletics Association extended this to two years. Krabbe sued the IAAF and received damages (1.2 million DM), while Breuer did not and was able to compete again after the ban. The suspension kept Krabbe from competing in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and effectively ended her athletic career.

100 m - 10.89 +1.8 (Berlin 20 July 1988)

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