Martha Grossenbacher

Martha Grossenbacher

Personal information
Born	31 August 1959
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m, 400 m
Club	TV Unterstrass

Martha Grossenbacher (née Derby; born 31 August 1959) is a retired Swiss athlete who specialised in sprinting events.^[2] She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well one indoor and one outdoor World Championships. Earlier she represented the Netherlands.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	19th (h)	100 m	11.65
			14th (sf)	200 m	23.81
			7th	4x100 m relay	44.38
Representing   Switzerland
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	12th (sf)	60 m	7.44
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	12th (sf)	60 m	7.54
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	8th	60 m	7.42
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	15th (sf)	400 m	53.57
			6th	4x400 m relay	3:29.94
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	24th (h)	400 m	53.77^1
			9th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:30.32
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	7th	60 m	7.40
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:31.26
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	19th (h)	60 m	7.53
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	4x400 m relay	3:28.78

¹Did not start in the quarterfinals

Personal bests

^[3] Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.65 (-1.4 m/s, Stuttgart 1986)
• 200 metres – 23.67 (-1.7 m/s, Stuttgart 1986)
• 400 metres – 52.19 (St. Gallen 1989)

Indoor

• 50 metres – 6.32 (St. Gallen 1992)
• 60 metres – 7.34 (Magglingen 1989)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Martha Grossenbacher profile at IAAF
3. All-Athletics profile