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Ulrike Urbansky

GERWomen

Birth dateApr 6, 1977

BirthplaceJena, Germany

Height1.74 m

Weight62 kg

Ulrike Leyckes (née Urbansky; 6 April 1977 in Jena) is a German former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed in the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004, each time reaching the semi-final. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona. She retired from competitive sport in 2009. She married decathlete Dennis Leyckes in September 2008.

Key facts

400 m hurdles

54.57

#156 all-time

400 Metres Short Track

52.51

2007 season best

55.21

Jul 22, 2007 · Erfurt (GER)

2007 season best

Last competition

IAAF World Championships

Aug 27, 2007 · 56.76

IAAF World Championships

Age

49 years old

As of Sep 23, 2026: 400 m hurdles 54.57 (#156 all-time), 400 Metres Short Track 52.51, 2007 season best 55.21 (Jul 22, 2007, Erfurt (GER)) · Last competition: IAAF World Championships, Aug 27, 2007, 56.76 · 49 years old

Personal bests

12.12

23.83*

52.35

2:02.96

54.57

4x400m

3:24.26

800m-short-track

2:03.69

1000m

2:48.24

1000m-short-track

2:48.24

4x400Metre

3:29.06

60m

7.92

400m-short-track

52.51

200m-short-track

24.24

300m

38.26

300m-short-track

39.03

4x200Metre

1:34.53

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2007	400mH	55.21	-	Jul 22, 2007	↑	Erfurt (GER)
2006	400m	54.10	-	Jun 10, 2006	↓	Erfurt (GER)
2006	400m-short-track	54.40	-	Feb 25, 2006	↓	German Indoor Championships
2006	400mH	56.42	-	Jun 8, 2006	↑	Kassel (GER)
2005	400m	53.12	-	Jul 30, 2005	↓	Dublin (IRL)
2005	400mH	55.94	-	May 29, 2005	↑	Zeulenroda (GER)
2005	4x400m	3:27.92	-	Jun 19, 2005	↑	Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze (ITA)
2004	400m	52.35	-	May 31, 2004	↓	Rehlingen (GER)
2004	400mH	55.15	-	Aug 21, 2004	↑	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
2003	200m	24.65	-	Jun 1, 2003	↓	Haldensleben (GER)
2003	400m	53.56	-	Aug 3, 2003	↓	Leverkusen (GER)
2003	400m-short-track	54.78	-	Feb 7, 2003	↓	Chemnitz (GER) (i)
2003	400mH	58.01	-	May 31, 2003	↑	Haldensleben (GER)
2002	60m	8.01	-	Jan 13, 2002	↓	Leverkusen (GER) (i)
2002	100m	12.30	+2.4	May 12, 2002	↓	Wuppertal (GER)
2002	200m	24.37	+2.1	May 12, 2002	↓	Leverkusen (GER) (i)
2002	200m-short-track	24.61	-	Jan 12, 2002	↓	Leverkusen (GER) (i)
2002	300m	38.26	-	May 12, 2002	↑	Wuppertal (GER)
2002	400m-short-track	53.58	-	Jan 27, 2002	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
2002	400m	53.58	-	Jan 27, 2002	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
2002	400mH	56.20	-	Jun 22, 2002	↑	Parc des Sports, Annecy (FRA)
2001	60m	7.92	-	Dec 16, 2001	↓	Leverkusen (GER) (i)
2001	100m	12.31	+0.4	May 27, 2001	↓	Mönchengladbach (GER)
2001	400mH	55.99	-	May 27, 2001	↑	Mönchengladbach (GER)
2001	4x200Metre	1:34.53	-	Feb 24, 2001	-	Dortmund (GER) (i)
2000	200m	23.83	+2.6	Jul 2, 2000	↓	Chemnitz (GER) (i)
2000	200m-short-track	24.24	-	Feb 18, 2000	↓	Chemnitz (GER) (i)
2000	300m	39.03	-	Jan 22, 2000	↑	Sindelfingen (GER) (i)
2000	300m-short-track	39.03	-	Jan 22, 2000	-	Sindelfingen (GER) (i)
2000	400m-short-track	53.02	-	Feb 2, 2000	↓	Erfurt (GER) (i)
2000	400m	53.22	-	Sep 3, 2000	↓	Erfurt (GER) (i)
2000	400mH	54.57	-	Jul 25, 2000	↑	Barcelona (ESP)
2000	4x400m	3:27.02	-	Sep 29, 2000	↑	The XXVII Olympic Games
1999	200m	24.77	+0.4	Jun 23, 1999	↓	Kassel (GER)
1999	400m-short-track	52.51	-	Feb 13, 1999	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1999	400m	53.74	-	Jun 23, 1999	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1999	400mH	54.67	-	Aug 22, 1999	↑	IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla
1999	4x400Metre	3:29.06	-	Mar 7, 1999	-	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
1999	4x400m	3:29.37	-	Aug 1, 1999	↑	Göteborg European U23 Championships, Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg
1998	100m	12.12	-1.4	Aug 12, 1998	↓	Minden (GER)
1998	200m	24.16	+1.4	Aug 15, 1998	↓	Garbsen (GER)
1998	400m	52.58	-	Aug 29, 1998	↓	Troisdorf (GER)
1998	400m-short-track	54.39	-	Feb 4, 1998	↓	Erfurt (GER) (i)
1998	400mH	55.38	-	Aug 21, 1998	↑	Budapest European Championships, Népstadion, Budapest
1998	800m-short-track	2:09.23	-	Jan 31, 1998	↓	Berlin (GER) (i)
1998	800m	2:09.23	-	Jan 31, 1998	↓	Berlin (GER) (i)
1998	4x400m	3:24.26	-	Sep 11, 1998	↑	Johannesburg IAAF World Cup, SGJ, Johannesburg
1997	400m	53.44	-	Jan 21, 1997	↓	Canberra (AUS)
1997	400mH	56.52	-	Feb 1, 1997	↑	Adelaide (AUS)
1997	800m-short-track	2:03.69	-	Feb 23, 1997	↓	German Indoor Championships
1997	800m	2:03.69	-	Feb 23, 1997	↓	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1996	400m	52.87	-	Jun 30, 1996	↓	Dortmund (GER)
1996	400m-short-track	53.82	-	Mar 2, 1996	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
1996	400mH	56.09	-	Aug 11, 1996	↑	Lübeck (GER)
1996	800m	2:02.96	-	Jul 13, 1996	↓	Blankenburg (GER)
1996	800m-short-track	2:04.06	-	Feb 11, 1996	↓	Karlsruhe (GER) (i)
1996	1000m	2:48.24	-	Feb 4, 1996	-	Stuttgart (GER) (i)
1996	1000m-short-track	2:48.24	-	Feb 4, 1996	-	Stuttgart (GER) (i)
1996	4x400m	3:31.12	-	Aug 25, 1996	↑	SIAC Homebush, Sydney (AUS)
1995	400mH	57.21	-	Jul 29, 1995	↑	European Junior Championships
1995	4x400m	3:38.76	-	Jul 30, 1995	↑	European Junior Championships
1994	4x400m	3:36.65	-	Jul 24, 1994	↑	Lisboa IAAF World Junior Championships

2007

10 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	56.76	-	Aug 27	IAAF World Championships
400mH	56.76	-	Aug 25	IAAF World Championships
400mH	55.43	-	Aug 12	Bochum-Wattenscheid RAG-DLV Gala 2007, Wattenscheid, Bochum
400mH	55.21	-	Jul 22	German Championships, Erfurt
400mH	55.44	-	Jul 21	German Championships
400mH	56.24	-	Jul 8	Erfurt Testwettkampf, Erfurt
400mH	56.18	-	Jun 28	Luzern Spitzen Leichtathletik, Luzern
400mH	55.74	-	Jun 23	SPAR European Cup, Olympiastadion, München
400mH	55.38	-	Jun 17	Köln German University Championships, Köln
400mH	56.25	-	Jun 16	Köln German University Championships, Köln

2006

10 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	58.57	-	Jul 15	German Championships
400mH	57.34	-	Jul 6	Luzern Spitzen Leichtathletik, Luzern
400mH	58.77	-	Jun 17	Regensburg Domspitzmilch Gala, Regensburg
400m	54.10	-	Jun 10	Erfurt Regional Championships, Erfurt
400mH	56.42	-	Jun 8	Kassel Askina 2006, Kassel
400mH	57.55	-	Jun 5	Memoriál Josefa Odložila, Stadion Juliska, Praha
400mH	57.73	-	Jun 3	Zaragoza Meeting Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza
400mH	57.21	-	May 28	Zeulenroda Meeting, Zeulenroda
400m-short-track	54.87	-	Feb 26	German Indoor Championships, Karlsruhe (i)
400m-short-track	54.40	-	Feb 25	German Indoor Championships

2005

18 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	53.49	-	Aug 17	Sondershausen Sparkassen -Meeting, Sondershausen
4x400m	3:28.39	-	Aug 14	IAAF World Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki
4x400m	3:27.96	-	Aug 13	IAAF World Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki
4x400m	3:28.39	-	Aug 6	IAAF World Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki
4x400m	3:27.96	-	Aug 6	IAAF World Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki
400m	53.12	-	Jul 30	Dublin International Games, Dublin
400mH	56.91	-	Jul 24	Wipperfürth Nationales Leichtathletikmeeting, Wipperfürth
400m	53.21	-	Jul 23	Leverkusen Bayer Meeting, Leverkusen
400mH	56.24	-	Jul 2	Bochum-Wattenscheid German Championships
400mH	56.10	-	Jun 27	Memoriál Josefa Odložila, Stadion Juliska, Praha
400mH	57.80	-	Jun 23	Zaragoza Gran Premio Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza
4x400m	3:27.92	-	Jun 19	SPAR European Cup, Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze
400mH	56.64	-	Jun 14	Luzern Spitzen Leichtathletik, Luzern
400m	53.42	-	Jun 12	Ulm DKB-DLV Meeting, Ulm
400mH	57.28	-	Jun 10	Kassel ASKINA 2005, Kassel
400m	54.07	-	Jun 5	Cottbus Internationales Lausitzer Meeting, Cottbus
400mH	55.94	-	May 29	Zeulenroda Meeting, Zeulenroda
400mH	56.51	-	May 27	Dessau Anhalt 2005, Dessau

2004

12 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	56.44	-	Aug 22	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
400mH	55.15	-	Aug 21	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
400mH	56.44	-	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
400mH	55.15	-	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
400m	53.18	-	Aug 8	München GER-USA-FRA Team Challenge, München
400mH	58.07	-	Jul 11	German Championships
400mH	57.92	-	Jul 10	German Championships
400m	53.26	-	Jun 26	Ratingen Rughas DLV International Meeting, Ratingen
400mH	56.02	-	Jun 13	Erfurt International DLV Gala, Erfurt
400mH	55.63	-	Jun 9	Luzern Spitzen Leichtathletik, Luzern
400m	52.35	-	May 31	Rehlingen Pfingstsportfest, Rehlingen
400mH	55.24	-	May 29	Zeulenroda Meeting, Zeulenroda

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Ulrike Urbansky's 400 m hurdles personal best?

Ulrike Urbansky's 400 m hurdles personal best is 54.57, set on Jul 25, 2000 in Barcelona (ESP), #156 on the all-time list.

Which events does Ulrike Urbansky compete in?

Ulrike Urbansky competes in the 400 m hurdles and 400 Metres Short Track.

How did Ulrike Urbansky perform in 2007?

2007 season best: 55.21, set on Jul 22, 2007 in Erfurt (GER). Last competition: IAAF World Championships on Aug 27, 2007, 56.76.