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Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany
About Karin Kessler
- Karin Kessler (née Rettmeyer; born 25 March 1939) is a German female former track and field athlete who competed for West Germany in the 800 metres.
- She was the gold medallist in that event at the 1967 European Indoor Games, having been runner-up to Zsuzsa SzabĂł the previous year at the 1966 European Indoor Games.
- Kessler also represented her country at the 1966 European Athletics Championships, reaching the semi-finals.
- She set a personal best of 2:03.6 minutes in 1967, which was a West German record for the Hamburg-born athlete. Kessler was a five-time national champion individually, taking both indoor and outdoor 800 m titles in 1966 and 1967, as well as a short course cross country title in 1966.
- During her career she was a member of DĂĽsseldorfer SV 04 and LG Alstertal / Garstedt Hamburg clubs.
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