Quick Facts
Intro | Track and field athlete | ||||
Is | Athlete | ||||
From | Germany | ||||
Field | Sports | ||||
Gender | female | ||||
Birth | 21 August 1989, Chemnitz, Germany | ||||
Age | 33 years | ||||
Star sign | Leo | ||||
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Biography
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 |
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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 |
