Ulrike Meyfarth

Ulrike Bow net-Meyfarth , born the May 4th 1956 with Frankfurt, is a German Athlète , practitioner the High jump.

In 1971, it is qualified for the Olympic Games of summer of 1972 of Munich where, while equalizing the world records, it becomes the youngest Olympic champion in an individual test of athletics.

It stagnates the following years, not exceeding its mark of 1,92 m of the Plays. It does not go up on the podium at the time of the Championnats of Europe of athletics 1974 and 1978. It qualie not for the final at the time of Plays of Montreal. Moreover, it does not take part in the Olympic Games of summer of 1980 of Moscow, because of the American Boycott , followed by the West Germany.

It returns on the more level in 1982 at the time of the Championnats of Europe of athletics 1982, beating the Russian Tamara Bykova and the world records. This one takes its revenge the following year at the time of the first Championnats of the world of athletics 1983. In the same Olympic stadium, at the time of the meeting of Helsinki, they beat both the world records with 2,03 Mr.

The following year, it succeeds in the exploit to become again Olympic champion at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 1984 of Los Angeles, by beating the champion in title Sara Simeoni, her Russian rival being absent due to boycott, Russian this time. It returns ene new time in the oldest history while becoming jumping in height Olympic champion of the history. It is also one of the two only women to have obtained a gold medal at twelve years of interval.

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