Gabriele Zange (née Schönbrunn, born 1 June 1961) is a retired East German speed skater who specialized in the long distances (3000 m and 5000 m), winning three Olympic bronze medals in these events in 1984 and 1988.
In 1981 she won a European bronze medal in the 3000 m and later set a world record at the high-altitude rink of Medeo (3000 m, 4:21.70).
[1] In 1984, she won European championships, setting two world records, in the 5000 m (7:39.44) and allround,[1] and finished third at the world championships.
Next year she won a silver at the world championships, but then had no success until the 1987–88 season, when she set her fourth world record (4:14.76 in the 3000 m)[1][2] and won two Olympics medals.
[3] Personal bests:[3] Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn - Olympedia This biographical article on a speed skater in Germany is a stub.