Inge Kilian

Inge Kilian
Personal information
Born (1935-06-03) 3 June 1935
Geisenheim, Germany
Residence Braunschweig, West Germany
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country  West Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Club Eintracht Braunschweig
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 1.68 (1958)

Inge Offermann (née Kilian, born 3 June 1935) is a retired German high jumper, who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Born in Geisenheim,[1] Kilian moved to Braunschweig as a child, where she took up athletics at the age of 12.[2] She competed for the sports club Eintracht Braunschweig.[3] Kilian won national championships in 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958, as well as West German indoor titles in 1956 and 1959.[4] She set German records in 1956 (three times) and 1958.[5]

Kilian represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where she placed 18th.[1] She also placed 4th at the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm.[6]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia 18th High jump 1.55
Representing  West Germany
1958 European Athletics Championships Stockholm, Sweden 4th High jump 1.67

References

  1. 1 2 "Inge Kilian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ↑ "Inge Kilian" (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Kurt Hoffmeister (1986). Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 (in German). Braunschweig: Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig. p. 24.
  4. ↑ "Einträchtler bei Deutschen Meisterschaften" (in German). eintracht.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hochsprung Frauen" (in German). rekorde-im-sport.de. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. 2014. p. 389. Retrieved 21 December 2015.


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