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Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (German pronunciation: [ʊlˈʁiːkə ˈmaɪfaːɐ̯t] ⓘ; 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.
Meyfarth war deutsche Meisterin in den Jahren 1973, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 und 1983. 1982 schaffte Meyfarth ein Comeback auf internationaler Ebene. Bei den Europameisterschaften in Athen siegte sie mit einem Weltrekord (2,02 m).
Sep 15, 2020 · Ulrike Meyfarth breaks world high jump record at the 1982 European Championships. For more on European Athletics 50th Anniversary, visit https://www.european...
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Ulrike Meyfarth is a former West German high jumper who won two Olympic gold medals, in 1972 and 1984, and set the world record three times. She also won the World Cup, the European Championships, and the German Sports Hall of Fame.
By winning gold as a 16-year-old at Munich 1972 and topping the podium again in Los Angeles 12 years later, West Germany’s Ulrike Meyfarth became both the youngest Olympic women’s high jump champion and the oldest.
May 14, 2015 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Double Olympic High Jump champion, Germany's Ulrike Meyfarth, recalls her experience of winning gold at h...
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When Ulrike Meyfarth was sixteen years old, she finished third in the high jump at the 1972 West German Olympic trials and qualified for the Games. In Munich, she beat her personal best by seven centimetres to tie the world record and earn the gold medal.
