Brestrich-Lange competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow in the 100 metres where she finished third behind Lyudmila Kondratyeva and East German teammate Marlies Göhr.
Brestrich-Lange competed in the 100 meters at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, finishing third behind Lyudmila Kondratyeva and East German teammate Marlies Göhr.