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Dr. Margot Niessen

Research Fellow

Leichtathletik
Haus 1, I-Trakt
Jahnallee 59, Room C 1015-16
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 31714
Fax: +49 341 97 - 31719

Professional career

  • since 03/2008
    Senior Research Fellow | University Leipzig | Faculty of Sport ScienceInstitute of Movement and Trainings Science in Sport II | Head of the Department of Track and Field
  • 09/2001 - 02/2008
    Research Fellow | Technical University Munich | Faculty of Sport Science | Department of Theory and Practice in Sports
  • 09/1996 - 08/2001
    Scientific Assistant & Research Fellow |German Sport University Cologne | Institute of Training and Movement Science

Education

  • 09/2001 - 02/2008
    Technical University Munich | Faculty of Sport Science | Department of Theory and Practice in Sports | Ph D and Post Doc phase
  • 09/1996 - 08/2001
    German Sport University Cologne | Institute of Training and Movement Science | Ph D phase
  • 10/1989 - 02/1995
    German Sport University Cologne | Diploma study in sports science | Focus on coaching profile and athletics
  • 10/1989 - 09/1999
    University of Cologne | Studies in geography and biology

Panel Memberships

  • 10/2021 - 03/2024
    Chairwoman Examination Board | Faculty of Sport Science
  • since 10/2019
    Faculty Council Member | Faculty of Sport Science | Academic staff
  • since 04/2017
    Examination Board Member | Faculty of Sport Science
  • 10/2010 - 09/2013
    Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer | Faculty of Sport Science

Research priorities:

  • Performance diagnostics and management
  • Training und competition data documentation systems
  • Exercise physiology | spiroergometry
  • Metabolism and adaptation processes; load and regeneration, the phenomenon of overload and "overtraining"
  • Biomechanical-exercise scientific diagnostics and analyses in athletics
  • Profiling of the take-off jumping behavior during athletics jumps as a performance diagnostic tool
    Hartmann, Ulrich
    Duration: 06/2016 – 05/2017
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II; Leichtathletik
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  • Physical requirement profile for soccer referees of amateur status by selected parameters
    Hartmann, Ulrich
    Duration: 04/2017 – ongoing
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II; Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaften der Sportarten II
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  • Longitudinal investigation of physical performance of rowing masters in different stages of life
    Hartmann, Ulrich
    Duration: 01/2007 – ongoing
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II; Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaften der Sportarten II
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  • Nutrition and Athletic Performance in Ancient Greece
    Dietrich, Sebastian
    Duration: 09/2021 – 09/2022
    Funded by: Stiftungen Inland
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II
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  • HorseWatch - Investigating the early use of horses and possible measures to avoid overuse or overload
    Hartmann, Ulrich
    Duration: 04/2022 – 03/2027
    Funded by: andere Bundesministerien
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II
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more projects

  • Fritz, T. H.; Hardikar, S. V.; Demoucron, M.; Niessen, M.; Demey, M.; Giot, O.; Li, Y.; Haynes, J.-D.; Villringer, A.; Leman, M.
    Musical Agency Reduces Perceived Exertion During Strenuous Physical Performance
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2013. pp. 17784–17789.
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  • Hartmann, U.; Niessen, M.
    Performance Diagnosis And Training Monitoring Of Human Athletes In Track & Field Running Disciplines
    Applied equine nutrition and training. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers. 2011. pp. 113–133.
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  • Niessen, M.; Hartmann, U.; Beneke, R.
    Estimation of Maximum Glycolytic Rate from Capillary Blood at Running Sprints of Different Durations: 2827 Board #142 May 29, 2: 00 PM - 3: 30 PM
    Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 2015. 47 (S5). pp. 769–769.
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  • Dietrich, S.; Niessen, M.; Hartmann, U.
    Sport und Ernährung in der Antike: Magie, Doping und Süßigkeiten
    Leipziger Sportwissenschaftliche Beiträge . 2023. 64 (1). pp. 90–102.
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  • Niessen, M.; Rost, M.; Hartmann, U.
    Performance profiles & peak age of adolescent triple jump contestants at Youth Olympic Games
    In: Guilhem, G.; Rabita, G.; Brocherie, F.; Tsolakidis, E.; Ferrauti, A.; Helge, J. W.; Piacentini, M. F. (Eds.)
    Proceedings of the 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science . Paris: 2023. p. 1232.
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more publications

  • Invited lectures: Athletic Peak Performance in selected Track and Field Disciplines – Development, Tendency and Consequences for a Sustainable Success
    Niessen, Margot (Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II)
    awarded in 2018 by 16th International Sports Sciences Congress, Antalya, Turkey.
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more awards

  • Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II
    Performance data analyses
    Start Date of Collaboration: 02/01/2015
    External participating organisations: International Association of Athletics Federations (Monte Carlo, Monaco)
    Involved persons: Hartmann, Ulrich; Niessen, Margot; Lange, Günter
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more cooperations

  • Sportveranstaltung
    RUNiversität (Laufevent) & DOSB Sportabzeichen Uni Challenge (deutschlandweites Sportevent)
    Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II; Institutsübergreifende Einrichtungen/Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät; Leichtathletik; Zentrum für Hochschulsport (ZfH)
    Event Organiser: Tzschoppe, Petra; Niessen, Margot; Gustedt, Christian; Müller, Thomas; Moroni, Jenny
    18/06/2019
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  • Sportveranstaltung
    RUNiversität (Laufevent) & DOSB Sportabzeichen Uni Challenge (deutschlandweites Sportevent)
    Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II; Institutsübergreifende Einrichtungen/Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät; Leichtathletik; Zentrum für Hochschulsport (ZfH)
    Event Organiser: Tzschoppe, Petra; Niessen, Margot; Gustedt, Christian; Müller, Thomas; Moroni, Jenny
    26/06/2018
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  • Sportveranstaltung
    RUNiversität (Laufevent)
    Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II; Institutsübergreifende Einrichtungen/Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät; Leichtathletik
    Event Organiser: Niessen, Margot; Tzschoppe, Petra; Kühnast, Jens
    28/06/2017
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  • Sportveranstaltung
    RUNiversität (Laufevent)
    Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II; Institutsübergreifende Einrichtungen/Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät; Leichtathletik
    Event Organiser: Niessen, Margot; Kühnast, Jens; Tzschoppe, Petra
    29/06/2016
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  • Sportveranstaltung
    RUNiversität (Laufevent)
    Institut für Bewegungs- und Trainingswissenschaft der Sportarten II; Institutsübergreifende Einrichtungen/Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät; Leichtathletik
    Event Organiser: Niessen, Margot; Kühnast, Jens; Tzschoppe, Petra
    01/07/2015
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