Heike Henkel
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| Medal record | |||
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 Heike Henkel |
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| Women's athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | High jump | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1991 Tokyo | High jump | |
Heike Henkel (born Heike Redetzky on May 5, 1964 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein) is a German former athlete competing in high jump. She won the high jump gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
From 1989 to 2001, she was married to swimmer Rainer Henkel.
[edit] Other achievements
- 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal
- 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships - silver medal
- 1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics - gold medal
- 1991 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal
- 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships - gold medal
- 1990 European Championships in Athletics - gold medal
- 1990 European Indoor Championships in Athletics - gold medal
- 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal
- 1988 European Indoor Championships in Athletics - bronze medal
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| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Merlene Ottey |
Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Heike Drechsler |
| Preceded by Katrin Krabbe |
German Sportswoman of the Year 1992 |
Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Yelena Yelesina |
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1991 |
Succeeded by Stefka Kostadinova |
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