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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.
Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth, teilweise auch Ulrike Nasse, ist eine zweimalige deutsche Olympiasiegerin im Hochsprung.
Ulrike Meyfarth was a skier before turning to athletics. She won the 1972 Olympic high jump when only 16-years-old, still the youngest Olympic high jump champion (through 2020), and when she returned to win again in 1984 at Los Angeles, she became, at the time, the oldest Olympic high jump champion.
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.
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...
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. The youngest and the oldest In Munich, she beat her personal best by seven centimetres to tie the world record and earn the gold medal.
When Ulrike Meyfarth delighted her home fans with victory in the women’s high jump in the Olympic Games of 1972 in Munich, she entered the record books as the youngest ever winner of a track and field gold.
Honours Summary. 2 x Olympic champion. 1 x World Championships Silver medallist. 1 x European champion. 1 x World (Continental) Cup winner. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results.
Meyfarth, Ulrike (1956—) West German high jumper. Born on May 4, 1956, in West Germany; grew up in Munich. Won Olympic gold medals in the high jump in Munich (1972) and Los Angeles (1984).
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...
