Romy Müller

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameRomy•Müller (Schneider-)
Used nameRomy•Müller
Born26 July 1958 in Lübbenau, Brandenburg (GER)
Measurements168 cm / 59 kg
AffiliationsSC Dynamo Berlin, Ost-Berlin (GER)
NOC East Germany
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Sprinter Romy Müller won the gold medal with the sprint relay at the 1980 Moskva Olympics, also reaching the 100 and 200 finals, where she placed fifth and fourth, respectively. At both the 1977 and 1979 World Cups the sprint relay came in second, but Müller won European Cup relay titles in both years. She also ran on five world record setting teams in the 4x100 and one in the 4x200. She was educated as a nurse and was employed by the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin-Marzahn. Beginning in 2008 she began work for a pharmaceutical company.

Personal Bests: 100 – 11.02 (1980); 200 – 22.47 (1980).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Summer Olympics Athletics GDR Romy Müller
100 metres, Women (Olympic) 5
200 metres, Women (Olympic) 4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic) East Germany 1 Gold