German highjump olympic medalist and youngest track and field gold champion.
Successfully showing that the "Fosbury Flop" was supperior over the old straddle technique.
At the 1984 Los Angeles Olym...
German highjump olympic medalist and youngest track and field gold champion. Successfully showing that the "Fosbury Flop" was supperior over the old straddle technique. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games she also became the oldest female highjump medalist (at an age of 28).
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Great story and amazing how the women jumpers careers can last so long compared to the men. I was 11 years old in 72 and lived in germany at the time and remember my german cousins going crazy... great post great memories
Sara Simeone was the Italian athlete and she won Gold at the previous Olympic Games in Moscow 1980. She had retired prior to the 1984 Games but decided to return to compete against Ulrike. Great story
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I was 11 years old in 72 and lived in germany at the time and remember my german cousins going crazy... great post great memories
Beautiful too.