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The Carinthian celebrated her greatest success by winning the silver medal over 400 m at the 1980 Indoor European Championships in Sindelfingen. She had previously won bronze at the title fights in Milan in 1978 and in Vienna in 1979 with third place. At the outdoor European Championships, sixth place was the best result in 1974 in Rome.
At the Summer Olympics in Munich in 1972 and in Moscow in 1980, she was eliminated in the semifinals. On a national level, Käfer has won 52 state championship titles. Her indoor record of 51.90 seconds over the 400-meter distance had stood since February 25, 1979, before it was improved to 51.43 by Susanne Gogl-Walli in Istanbul last Saturday. The one outside is still held by Beetle at 50.62.
“Karoline Käfer was and remains a great role model for our Carinthian sports family. With a lot of perseverance and sporting ambition, she showed what top performances are possible from Carinthia and left traces that will remain visible long after her death.” Governor Peter Kaiser and State Sports Director Arno Arthofer agreed in a broadcast.
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