Brigitte Kraus

FRGWomen

Birth dateAug 12, 1956

BirthplaceBensberg, Germany

Height1.80 m

Weight58 kg

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

Throughout their competitive career, they maintained exceptional standards in track and field athletics.

Their dedication to the sport exemplified the highest ideals of athletic competition and personal achievement.

Key facts

1500 Metres Short Track

4:03.64

1000 Metres Short Track

2:34.8h

1992 season best

4:25.93

Sep 16, 1992 · Rieti (ITA)

Medals

World Championships: 1 silver

Record

National record · 1000 Metres Short Track 2:34.8h

National record

Age

70 years old

As of Sep 29, 2026: 1500 Metres Short Track 4:03.64, 1000 Metres Short Track 2:34.8h, 1992 season best 4:25.93 (Sep 16, 1992, Rieti (ITA)) · World Championships: 1 silver · National record (1000 Metres Short Track) · 70 years old

Personal bests

1:59.28

4:01.54

Mile

4:25.03

3000m

8:35.11

#166 all-time

1500m-short-track

4:03.64

3000m-short-track

8:53.01

800m-short-track

2:01.7HT

1000m

2:33.44

1000m-short-track

2:34.8HT

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
World Championships	-	1	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
1992	Mile	4:25.93	-	Sep 16, 1992	↑	Rieti (ITA)
1990	1000m	2:44.60	-	Jan 21, 1990	↓	Sindelfingen (GER) (i)
1990	1000m-short-track	2:44.60	-	Jan 21, 1990	→	Sindelfingen (GER) (i)
1989	800m	2:04.64	-	Jun 14, 1989	↑	Koblenz (GER)
1988	1500m-short-track	4:07.06	-	Mar 6, 1988	↑	European Indoor Championships
1988	1500m	4:07.51	-	Jun 1, 1988	↑	Budapest Sportcsarnok, Budapest (HUN) (i)
1987	800m	1:59.59	-	Aug 21, 1987	↑	Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER)
1987	1500m	4:05.23	-	Jun 12, 1987	↑	Essen (GER)
1987	1500m-short-track	4:06.92	-	Feb 1, 1987	↑	Stuttgart (GER) (i)
1987	3000m-short-track	8:53.01	-	Feb 22, 1987	↑	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
1987	3000m	8:53.01	-	Feb 22, 1987	↑	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
1986	1500m	4:04.65	-	Jun 27, 1986	↑	-
1985	1500m-short-track	4:03.64	-	Mar 3, 1985	↑	European Indoor Championships
1985	1500m	4:03.64	-	Mar 3, 1985	↑	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus (GRE) (i)
1985	Mile	4:25.03	-	Aug 21, 1985	↑	Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)
1984	1000m	2:40.04	-	Jul 30, 1984	↓	San Diego, CA (USA)
1984	1500m-short-track	4:08.15	-	Feb 10, 1984	↑	Stuttgart (GER) (i)
1984	1500m	4:08.15	-	Jun 9, 1984	↑	Fürth (GER)
1984	3x800Metre	6:08.12	-	Jul 22, 1984	-	-
1984	3000m	8:40.90	-	Jun 13, 1984	↑	Firenze (ITA)
1984	3000m-short-track	9:12.07	-	Mar 3, 1984	↑	European Indoor Championships, Scandinavium, Göteborg (i)
1983	800m	1:59.28	-	Aug 31, 1983	↑	Koblenz (GER)
1983	1500m	4:02.42	-	Aug 28, 1983	↑	Köln (GER)
1983	1500m-short-track	4:12.89	-	Feb 11, 1983	↑	Sindelfingen (GER) (i)
1983	Mile	4:31.67	-	Jan 15, 1983	↑	Christchurch (NZL)
1983	3000m	8:35.11	-	Aug 10, 1983	↑	IAAF World Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki
1982	1500m	4:04.22	-	Mar 7, 1982	↑	Palazzo dello Sport, Milano (ITA) (i)
1982	1500m-short-track	4:04.22	-	Mar 7, 1982	↑	European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Milano (i)
1982	Mile	4:25.93	-	Sep 16, 1982	↑	Rieti (ITA)
1982	3000m	8:44.43	-	Aug 25, 1982	↑	Koblenz (GER)
1981	1500m	4:05.47	-	Aug 16, 1981	↑	Zagreb (CRO)
1979	800m	2:00.3h	-	Aug 30, 1979	↑	Düsseldorf (GER)
1979	1000m	2:33.44	-	Aug 17, 1979	↓	Berlin (GER)
1979	1500m	4:04.8h	-	Sep 4, 1979	↑	Bruxelles (BEL)
1979	1500m-short-track	4:09.7h	-	Feb 25, 1979	↑	European Indoor Championships, Ferry-Dusika-Halle, Wien (i)
1979	Mile	4:31.0h	-	Sep 8, 1979	↑	Trier (GER)
1979	3000m	8:54.4h	-	Jun 2, 1979	↑	Ludwigshafen (GER)
1978	800m	2:00.6h	-	Sep 7, 1978	↑	Koblenz (GER)
1978	800m-short-track	2:01.7h	-	Jan 22, 1978	↑	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1978	1000m	2:33.5h	-	Aug 4, 1978	↓	Troisdorf (GER)
1978	1000m-short-track	2:34.8h	-	Feb 19, 1978	→	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1978	1500m	4:01.54	-	Jul 1, 1978	↑	Dortmund (GER)
1978	1500m-short-track	4:07.6h	-	Mar 12, 1978	↑	European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Milano (i)
1978	3000m	9:10.4h	-	Jan 15, 1978	↑	Düsseldorf (GER)
1978	CrossCount	17:54	-	Mar 25, 1978	-	6th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1977	1000m	2:46.7h	-	Jun 10, 1977	↓	Berlin (GER)
1977	1500m	4:08.7h	-	Aug 7, 1977	↑	Hamburg (GER)
1977	3000m	9:01.29	-	Aug 14, 1977	↑	Helsinki (FIN)
1976	800m	2:00.6h	-	Jun 13, 1976	↑	Berlin (GER)
1976	800m-short-track	2:03.4h	-	Feb 7, 1976	↑	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1976	1000m	2:35.1h	-	Jul 7, 1976	↓	Lüdenscheid (GER)
1976	1500m	4:04.21	-	Jul 29, 1976	↑	Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN)
1976	1500m-short-track	4:15.2h	-	Feb 22, 1976	↑	European Indoor Championships, Olympiahalle, München (i)
1976	3000m	9:05.6h	-	Sep 11, 1976	↑	Lübeck (GER)
1975	800m-short-track	2:08.1h	-	Mar 8, 1975	↑	European Indoor Championships
1975	800m	2:02.5h	-	Jul 12, 1975	↑	Lüdenscheid (GER)
1975	1000m	2:39.8h	-	Aug 5, 1975	↓	Koblenz (GER)
1975	1000m-short-track	2:44.6h	-	Feb 1, 1975	→	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1975	1500m	4:13.91	-	Jun 6, 1975	↑	Helsinki (FIN)
1973	800m	2:09.90	-	Mar 10, 1973	↑	European Indoor Championships, Ahoy, Rotterdam (i)
1973	800m-short-track	2:09.90	-	Mar 10, 1973	↑	European Indoor Championships, Ahoy, Rotterdam (i)
1973	1500m	4:23.97	-	Aug 26, 1973	↑	European Junior Championships

1992

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Mile	4:25.93	-	Sep 16	Rieti

1990

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1000m-short-track	2:44.60	-	Jan 21	Sindelfingen (i)

1989

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	2:05.70	-	Jul 15	Duisburg
800m	2:04.64	-	Jun 14	Koblenz

1988

8 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:08.06	-	Jul 27	Verona Golden Gala, Verona
1500m	4:15.84	-	Jul 23	German Championships, Frankfurt
1500m	4:07.51	-	Jun 1	Koblenz
1500m-short-track	4:10.40	-	Mar 12	Oviedo (i)
1500m-short-track	4:07.06	-	Mar 6	European Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	4:16.02	-	Mar 5	European Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	4:07.06	-	Mar 5	European Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	4:10.37	-	Jan 31	Stuttgart (i)

1987

16 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	2:02.31	-	Sep 13	Gelnhausen
1500m	4:07.40	-	Sep 3	IAAF World Championships
1500m	4:07.40	-	Aug 29	IAAF World Championships
800m	1:59.59	-	Aug 21	Berlin ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin
1500m	4:06.06	-	Jul 4	Oslo Bislett Games, Oslo
1500m	4:10.99	-	Jun 28	European Cup Final A, Praha
1500m	4:14.14	-	Jun 18	Lüdenscheid
800m	2:01.00	-	Jun 14	Fürth
1500m	4:05.23	-	Jun 12	Essen
3000m-short-track	DNF	-	Mar 6	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN (i)
3000m-short-track	8:53.01	-	Feb 22	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
3000m-short-track	8:53.01	-	Feb 21	European Indoor Championships, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i)
3000m-short-track	8:56.45	-	Feb 6	Karlsruhe (i)
1500m-short-track	4:06.92	-	Feb 1	Stuttgart (i)
1500m-short-track	4:12.89	-	Jan 28	Karlsruhe IHM, Karlsruhe (i)
1500m-short-track	4:10.31	-	Jan 25	Dortmund (i)

1986

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000m	DNF	-	Aug 26	Stuttgart European Championships
1500m	4:04.65	-	Jun 27	-

1985

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Mile	4:25.03	-	Aug 21	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich
1500m-short-track	4:03.64	-	Mar 3	European Indoor Championships
1500m	4:03.64	-	Mar 3	-
3000m-short-track	DNF	-	Mar 2	European Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	4:03.64	-	Mar 2	European Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	4:12.66	-	Jan 27	Dortmund (i)

1984

10 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000m	8:57.53	-	Aug 8	The XXIII Olympic Games, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1000m	2:40.04	-	Jul 30	San Diego, CA
3x800Metre	6:08.12	-	Jul 22	Fulda
3000m	8:40.90	-	Jun 13	Firenze
1500m	4:08.15	-	Jun 9	Fürth
3000m	8:48.38	-	May 16	Koblenz
3000m-short-track	9:12.07	-	Mar 3	European Indoor Championships, Scandinavium, Göteborg (i)
1500m-short-track	4:08.15	-	Feb 10	Stuttgart German Indoor Championships, Stuttgart (i)
3000m	8:55.86	-	Jan 28	Auckland
1500m	4:09.54	-	Jan 26	Hamilton

1983

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:08.43	-	Sep 6	Ingelheim
800m	1:59.28	-	Aug 31	Koblenz
1500m	4:02.42	-	Aug 28	Köln ASV Sportfest der Weltklasse, Köln
800m	2:00.73	-	Aug 24	Weltklasse Zürich, Zürich

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Brigitte Kraus's 1500 Metres Short Track personal best?

Brigitte Kraus's 1500 Metres Short Track personal best is 4:03.64, set on Mar 3, 1985 in Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus (GRE) (i).

Which events does Brigitte Kraus compete in?

Brigitte Kraus competes in the 1500 Metres Short Track and 1000 Metres Short Track.

How did Brigitte Kraus perform in 1992?

1992 season best: 4:25.93, set on Sep 16, 1992 in Rieti (ITA).

How many medals has Brigitte Kraus won?

Brigitte Kraus has won 1 World Championships medal.

Brigitte Kraus

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

1992

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

Honours

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