Grit Breuer (later Springstein, born 16 February 1972 in Röbel, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a German former athlete, who competed in the women's 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay events.

She has received injuries as a result of her sports competition, including a slipped disk in her back and a ligament in her knee. She has also been involved in drugs-related controversy. In 1992 she received a two-year ban from the sport after admitting she had taken clenbuterol. In 2004, she was accused of skipping a drug test in South Africa, but she was cleared on a technicality. She has won two Olympic bronze medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Her first was in 1988 competing for East Germany, when she ran in the heats but not the final and the second was in 1996.

Sports accomplishments

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing East Germany
1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada1st400 m51.24
1st4 × 100 m relay43.48
1st4 × 400 m relay3:28.39
Olympic GamesSeoul3rd4 × 400 m relayN/A
1989World CupBarcelona, Spain2nd400 m50.67
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:23.97
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia1st400 m49.50
1st4 × 400 m relay3:21.02
Representing Germany
1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain3rd200 m22.58
1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.22
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan2nd400 m49.42
3rd4 × 100 m relay42.33
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:21.25
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden1st400 m50.89
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States8th400 m50.71
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:21.14
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France3rd4 × 400 m relay3:28.39
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1st4 × 400 m relay3:20.92
1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain1st400 m50.45
European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1st400 m49.93
World CupJohannesburg, South Africa2nd400 m49.86
1st4 × 400 m relay3:24.26
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan1st400 m50.80
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain3rd4 × 400 m relay3:22.43
2004Summer OlympicsAthens, Greeceheats4 × 400 m relay3:27.75

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