Ulrike Maisch

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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 husband, Richard Friedrich, won the Munich Marathon in 2011.

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.{{ Citation |last = Peters |first = Lionel |last2 = Magnusson |first2 = Tomas |title = WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25 |url = http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1996.html |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131031070305/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1996.html |archive-date = 31 October 2013 |url-status = dead |publisher = WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") |access-date = 13 June 2015}}

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.[http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/marathon-champion-maisch-now-a-mother.html Marathon champion Maisch now a mother]. European Athletics (2011-01-18). Retrieved on 2011-01-20. Both Ulrik Maisch and Richard Friedrich now live in Guernsey and competed for the island, making their Guernsey debut at the 2016 Hampshire XC (Cross Country) Championships. Maisch came 6th in the women's race, Friedrich 12th in the men's race.{{cite web |title=Hampshire XC Champs 2016- Guernsey Distance Running’s greatest day? |url=https://guernseyathletics.org.gg/hampshire-xc-champs-2016-guernsey-distance-runnings-greatest-day/ |website=Guernsey Athletics |access-date=5 October 2024}}