Brigitte Kraus (born 12 August 1956 in Bensberg) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres.
She competed for the sports clubs LG Rhein-Berg and ASV Köln during her active career.
International competitions
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| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing  West Germany
|
| 1973
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Rotterdam, Netherlands
|
8th (h)
|
800 m
|
2:09.90
|
| European Junior Championships
|
Duisburg, Germany
|
9th
|
1500 m
|
4:23.97
|
| 1975
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Katowice, Poland
|
8th (h)
|
800 m
|
2:08.1
|
| 1976
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Munich, West Germany
|
1st
|
1500 m
|
4:15.2
|
| Olympic Games
|
Montreal, Canada
|
7th (sf)
|
1500 m
|
4:04.21
|
| 1978
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Milan, Italy
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
4:07.6
|
| European Championships
|
Prague, Czechoslovakia
|
13th (h)
|
1500 m
|
4:11.9
|
| 1979
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Vienna, Austria
|
4th
|
1500 m
|
4:09.7
|
| 1982
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Milan, Italy
|
2nd
|
1500 m
|
4:04.22
|
| European Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
7th
|
3000 m
|
8:51.60
|
| 1983
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
1st
|
1500 m
|
4:16.14
|
| World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
2nd
|
3000 m
|
8:35.11
|
| 1984
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
1st
|
3000 m
|
9:12.07
|
| Olympic Games
|
Los Angeles, United States
|
13th (h)
|
3000 m
|
8:57.531
|
| 1985
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Piraeus, Greece
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
4:03.64
|
| –
|
3000 m
|
DNF
|
| 1986
|
European Championships
|
Stuttgart, West Germany
|
–
|
3000 m
|
DNF
|
| 1987
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Liévin, France
|
3rd
|
3000 m
|
8:53.01
|
| World Indoor Championships
|
Indianapolis, United States
|
–
|
3000 m
|
DNF
|
| 1988
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
4:07.06
|
1Did not finish in the final
