Pia Zinck
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Pia Zinck is a retired female high jump
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....

er from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. She is a seven-time national champion
National champions High Jump (women)
Below a list of all national champions in the women's high jump event in track and field from several countries.- Australia:*1970: Carolyn Wright*1971: Carolyn Wright*1972: Raylene Parke*1973: Carolyn Lewis*1974: Raylene Parke*1975: Raylene Parke...

 (1992-1998) in the women's high jump.

Zinck finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships
1996 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 24th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Globe Arena, Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden from Friday, 8 March to Sunday, 10 March 1996.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:...

 and twelfth at the 1997 World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 10, 1997....

. She also competed at the 1994 European Championships
1994 European Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
These are the official results of the Women's high jump event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with the final held on 14 August 1994.-Medalists:-Qualification:...

, the 1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 13, 1995....

 and the 1997 World Indoor Championships
1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault...

without reaching the final.

Her personal best jump is 1.94 metres, achieved in the qualifying round at the 1997 World Championships.
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