Gabriele Reinsch


Gabriele "Gabi" Reinsch is a German track and field athlete. She represented East Germany in the 1988 Olympic Games in discus throw.
On 9 July 1988 at the East Germany – Italy tournament in Neubrandenburg she set a new world record with a throw of. This was further than the previous record, set by the Czechoslovakian Zdenka Šilhavá, and further than the world record for men set by Jürgen Schult 6 June 1986. Reinsch's record still stands.
Reinsch began competing at the age of 14 and tried at first the high jump and shot put, even placing second in the shot put at the 1981 junior European championships. In 1982 she switched to the discus.

International competitions

Reinsch belonged to the Cottbus sport club until 1985 and then from 1986 to the ASK Potsdam. She trained with Lothar Hillebrand. During her competitive years she was 1.84 meters tall and weighed 88 kilograms.