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{{short description|German sprinter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name        = Birgit Rockmeier
| fullname    = Birgit Rockmeier
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1973|11|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Moosburg|Moosburg a.d. Isar]], West Germany
| height      = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}}
| country     = {{flag|Germany}}
| sport       = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event       = [[100 metres|100 m]], [[200 metres|200 m]], [[400 metres|400 m]]
| pb          =
* '''60 metres''': 7.34 (Halle/Saale; January 1999)
* '''100 metres''': 11.33 (Bochum; July 2005)
* '''200 metres''': 22.90 (Stuttgart; July 2001)
* '''400 metres''': 51.45 (Dortmund; July 2000)
}}

'''Birgit Rockmeier''' (born 29 November 1973 in [[Moosburg]]) is a former German [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who specialised in the [[200 metres]].

Rockmeier's personal best time is 22.90 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in [[Stuttgart]]. She represented the sports club [[LG Olympia Dortmund]] and is the twin sister of [[Gabi Rockmeier]].

== Achievements ==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{FRG}}
|-
|1990
|[[1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Plovdiv]], [[Bulgaria]]
|3rd (h)<ref>Did not finish in the final.</ref>
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|44.95]]
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{GER}}
|-
|1991
|[[1991 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|44.46
|-
|1992
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|44.52]]
|-
|1994
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|20th (h)
|200 m
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|23.89]] <small>(wind: -0.3&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|align="center" | 4th
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|42.44
|-
|rowspan=3|1998
|[[1998 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Valencia (city in Spain)|Valencia]], [[Spain]]
|align="center" | 4th
|200 m<ref>[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/2000/f00_06.html 1998 European Indoor Championships, women's 200 m final] - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite</ref>
|[[1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres|23.24]]
|-
|[[1998 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Munich]], [[Germany]]
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|42.68]]
|-
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|4 × 100 m relay
|42.81
|-
|1999
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]], [[Japan]]
|align="center" | 6th
|200 m
|23.74
|-
|2000
|[[2000 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Ghent]], [[Belgium]]
|align="center" | 4th
|200 m<ref>[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/2000/f00_06.html 2000 European Indoor Championships, women's 200 m final] - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite</ref>
|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres|23.29]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:31.00]]
|-
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|42.32
|-
|rowspan=4|2002
|rowspan=2|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Munich]], [[Germany]]
|align="center" | 8th
|400 m
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|52.91]]
|-
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:25.10]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2002 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
|align="center" | 5th
|4 × 100 m relay
|43.36
|-
|align="center" | 6th
|4 × 400 m relay
|3:31.09
|-
|2003
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Paris]], [[France]]
|align="center" | 4th
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:26.25
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{World Athletics||name=Birgit Rockmeier}}

{{Footer World Champions 4 x 100 m Women}}
{{Footer European Champions 4x400 m Women}}
{{German Athletics Champions in women's 100 m}}
{{German Athletics Champions in women's 200 m}}
{{German Athletics Champions in women's 400 m}}
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[[Category:People from Freising (district)]]
[[Category:Athletes from Upper Bavaria]]
[[Category:German female sprinters]]
[[Category:German national athletics champions]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Germany]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:German twins]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:Olympic female sprinters]]
[[Category:20th-century German sportswomen]]
[[Category:21st-century German sportswomen]]

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