Linda Kisabaka (born 9 April 1969 in Wuppertal) is a retired German middle distance runner. She ran the 400 metres until 1996, when she began specialising in the 800 metres. She retired in 2001, having represented the sports clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen and LAZ Leipzig during her active career.
Her personal best time is 1:58.24 minutes, achieved in August 1996 in Zürich. The same year she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, with teammates Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer.
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  West Germany
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| 1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, England | 3rd | 400 m | 53.89 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.49 | |||
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 16th (h)[1] | 400m | 54.88 |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:55.49 | |||
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (h) | 400m | 53.41 |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 17th (h) | 400m | 53.09 | |
| Representing Germany
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.37 |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 4th | 400m hurdles | 57.18 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.49 | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd (h)[2] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.50 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.10 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.14 |
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