Ulrike Leyckes ( 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.
Achievements Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rd4 × 400 m relay3:36.651995European Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungary 2nd400 m hurdles 57.211996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia1st400m hurdles56.651st4 × 400 m relay3:31.121998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 6th400 m hurdles55.38World CupJohannesburg, South Africa 1st4 × 400 m relay3:24.261999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan 4th4 × 400 m relay1999 World Indoor Championships, women's 4x400 m relay final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite3:29.06UniversiadePalma, Spain 3rd400 m hurdlesWorld Student Games (Universiade – Women) – GBR Athletics54.93European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden2nd400m hurdles56.082nd4 × 400 m relay3:29.372005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 6th4 × 400 m relay3:28.39
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