Cindy Roleder

Cindy Roleder (born 21 August 1989) in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), is a German track and field athlete, specializing in 100 metres hurdles.

Career

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals. She went one step better at the 2016 Olympic Games and reached the final. The biggest success of her career is the silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres hurdles with her personal best time of 12.59 seconds. She also won the 100 m hurdles at the 2016 European Championships and the European Indoor Championships in 2017.

Early Life and Early Career

Originally a gymnast, Roleder took up athletics at the age of 8 when he 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 where she finished fourth. In 2011 she won her first international medal at the European Under 23 Championships in Ostrava.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
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
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.19
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
	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