Heike Henkel
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Heike Henkel is a German former athlete competing in high jump
. She won the high jump gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
.
She was very successful at the Hochsprung mit Musik
meeting, taking the title three times consecutively from 1991 to 1993 and securing a record fourth win in 1995.
From 1989 to 2001, she was married to swimmer Rainer Henkel
. On April 30, 2004 she married decathlete Paul Meier
.
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
. She won the high jump gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
She was very successful at the Hochsprung mit Musik
Hochsprung mit Musik
The Hochsprung mit Musik is an annual indoor high jump meeting which takes place in February in Arnstadt, Germany. First held in 1977, the meeting began as a competition between mainly East German athletes...
meeting, taking the title three times consecutively from 1991 to 1993 and securing a record fourth win in 1995.
From 1989 to 2001, she was married to swimmer Rainer Henkel
Rainer Henkel
Rainer Henkel is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
. On April 30, 2004 she married decathlete Paul Meier
Paul Meier
Paul Meier is former German decathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart where he set a personal best of 8548 points...
.
Other achievements
- 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships1995 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsThe 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 10 March to 12 March 1995. There were a total number of 602 participating athletes from 130 countries.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
- bronze medal - 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships1993 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsThe 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon and...
- silver medal - 1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics1992 European Indoor Championships in AthleticsThe 22nd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Genoa, a city in Italy, in 1992. This was the first indoor championship which was the start of the new two year cycle for the games.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:...
- gold medal - 1991 World Championships in Athletics1991 World Championships in AthleticsThe 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...
- gold medal - 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships1991 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsThe 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include women's triple jump, albeit as a non-championship event...
- gold medal - 1990 European Championships in Athletics1990 European Championships in AthleticsThe 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia .It was the last participation of East Germany ....
- gold medal - 1990 European Indoor Championships in Athletics1990 European Indoor Championships in AthleticsThe 21st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1990.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...
- gold medal - 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships1989 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsThe 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from March 3 to March 5, 1989. There were a total number of 373 participating athletes from 62 countries.-Men:1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993...
- bronze medal - 1988 European Indoor Championships in Athletics1988 European Indoor Championships in AthleticsThe 19th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in 1988.- Track :- Field :- Medal table :- External links :* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...
- silver medal