Cindy Roleder (born 21 August 1989) is a German track and field athlete, specializing in 100 metres hurdles. She won the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. Roleder claimed three medals at the European Athletics Championships, becoming the first German winner of the European 100 m hurdles title since reunification in 2016. She also won the 60 m hurdles title at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
Roleder won nine German national titles outdoors and indoors.
Early life and early career Cindy Roleder was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, now Chemnitz. Originally a gymnast, she took up athletics at the age of 8 when her 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 in Hengelo, Netherlands, where she finished fourth in the 100 metres hurdles. In 2011, Roleder won her first international medal in the event at the European Under-23 Championships held in Ostrava.
Career Roleder competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London reaching the semifinals in her specialist event. She went one step better at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro and reached the final, finishing fifth. The biggest success of her career is the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in the 100 m hurdles with a personal best time of 12.59 seconds. She also won the 100 m hurdles at the 2016 European Championships and 60 m hurdles at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
Achievements International competitions 2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands4th100 m hurdles13.652008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland21st (sf)100 m hurdles14.102009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania12th (sf)100 m hurdles13.50 (+0.1 m/s)2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain12th (h)100 m hurdles13.19Disqualified in the semifinals2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France11th (sf)60 m hurdles8.06European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic3rd100 m hurdles13.10 (-1.0 m/s)World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea12th (sf)100 m hurdles12.912012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey17th (h)60 m hurdles8.35European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th100 m hurdles13.11Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom18th (sf)100 m hurdles13.022014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland6th60 m hurdles8.01European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland3rd100 m hurdles12.822015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic4th60 m hurdles7.93 World ChampionshipsBeijing, China2nd100 m hurdles12.592016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands1st100 m hurdles12.62Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil5th100 m hurdles12.742017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia1st60 m hurdles7.882018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5th60 m hurdles7.87European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany3rd100 m hurdles12.772019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom2nd60 m hurdles7.97World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar11th (sf)100 m hurdles12.86
National titles German Athletics Championships 100 m hurdles: 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 German Indoor Athletics Championships 60 m hurdles: 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
References
External links