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Ulrike Meyfarth
Meyfarth in 2012
Personal information
Born
4 May 1956 (1956-05-04) (age 68)[1] Frankfurt am Main, West Germany[1]
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight
70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event
High jump
Club
LG Rhein-Ville ASV Köln Bayer Leverkusen
Achievements and titles
Personal best
2.03 m (1983)[2][3]
Medal record
Representing West Germany
Olympic Games
1972 Munich
High jump
1984 Los Angeles
High Jump
World championships
1983 Helsinki
High jump
European championships
1982 Athens
High jump
European indoor championships
1982 Milan
High jump
1984 Gothenburg
High jump
Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (German pronunciation:[ʊlˈʁiːkəˈmaɪfaːɐ̯t]ⓘ; born 4 May 1956) is a German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Olympic champion ever in women's high jump, and at the time of her 1984 triumph, she also was the oldest ever.[4]
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