Ulrike Meyfarth

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Ulrike Meyfarth

Meyfarth in 2012
Personal information
Born	4 May 1956 (1956-05-04) (age 68)[1] Frankfurt am Main, West Germany[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	LG Rhein-Ville ASV Köln Bayer Leverkusen
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2.03 m (1983)[2][3]
Medal record Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich High jump 1984 Los Angeles High Jump World championships 1983 Helsinki High jump European championships 1982 Athens High jump European indoor championships 1982 Milan High jump 1984 Gothenburg High jump

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.^[4]