Ulrike Maisch

Ulrike Maisch (born January 21, 1977) is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her children are Emil Friedrich and Paul Friedrich (both German) and her husband is also running and is called Richard Friedrich who won the Munich Marathon in 2011.

Ulrike Maisch
Ulrike Maisch in Berlin, 2009
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's Athletics
European Championships
2006 Gothenburg Marathon

Biography

Maisch was born in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

In 1996, she finished in 14th place in the women's 5000 metres at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Sydney, Australia.[1]

She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Maisch ran in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, but dropped out due to a foot injury. She and Richard Friedrich (also a runner) had a child in early 2011 – Emil. Maisch said that becoming a mother did not mean the end of her running career, citing the example of Paula Radcliffe.[2] Both Ulrik Maisch and Richard Friedrich now live in Guernsey and will compete for the nation, they will both be making their Guernsey debut at the 2016 Hampshire XC Championships.

Achievements
  • All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Germany
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 15th (h) 3000m 9:30.82
14th 5000m 17:18.17
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 8th Marathon 2:36:41
2003 World Championships Paris, France 20th Marathon 2:31:21
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece — Marathon DNF
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st Marathon 2:30:01

References
  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. Marathon champion Maisch now a mother. European Athletics (2011-01-18). Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
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