German middle-distance runner
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
[edit] | 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
