| Medal record | ||
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Heike Henkel |
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| Women's athletics | ||
| Competitor for Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | High jump |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1991 Tokyo | High jump |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 1991 Sevilla | 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.
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.
| 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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