Personal information | |
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Born | (1935-06-03) 3 June 1935 (age 89) Geisenheim, Germany |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | West Germany |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Club | Eintracht Braunschweig |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best |
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Inge Offermann (née Kilian, born 3 June 1935) is a retired German high jumper, who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Born in Geisenheim, Kilian moved to Braunschweig as a child, where she took up athletics at the age of 12. She competed for the sports club Eintracht Braunschweig. Kilian won national championships in 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958, as well as West German indoor titles in 1956 and 1959. She set German records in 1956 (three times) and 1958.
Kilian represented the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where she placed 18th. She also placed 4th at the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Inge Kilian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- "Inge Kilian" (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- Kurt Hoffmeister (1986). Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 (in German). Braunschweig: Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig. p. 24.
- "Einträchtler bei Deutschen Meisterschaften" (in German). eintracht.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- "Hochsprung Frauen" (in German). rekorde-im-sport.de. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. 2014. p. 389. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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