Brigitte Elisabeth Holzapfel (born 10 April 1958 in Krefeld) is a retired West German high jumper.
At the 1975 European Junior Championships she won a bronze medal in the high jump and a gold medal in pentathlon.[1] She finished eleventh at the 1976 Olympic Games, won silver medals at the 1977[2] and 1978 European Indoor Championships,[3] and the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships, finished sixth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships[4] and eleventh at the 1984 Olympic Games. She represented the sports clubs TSV Preußen Krefeld, TuS 04 Leverkusen, LG Bayer Leverkusen and TV Wattenscheid, and became West German champion in 1976 and 1978.[5]
Her personal best jump was 1.95 metres, achieved in August 1978 in Köln.[6] This was the West German record.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  West Germany
| |||||
| 1975 | European Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | High jump | 1.80 m |
| 1st | Pentathlon | 4450 | |||
| 1976 | European Indoor Championships | Munich, Germany | 10th | High jump | 1.80 m |
| Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 11th | High jump | 1.87 m | |
| 1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 2nd | High jump | 1.89 m |
| 1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 2nd | High jump | 1.91 m |
| European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 3rd | High jump | 1.95 m | |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th (q) | High jump | 1.85 m |
| 1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | High jump | 1.92 m |
| Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 11th | High jump | 1.85 m (1.90) | |
References
edit- ^ European Junior Championships (Women) - GBR Athletics
- ^ 1977 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1978 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1984 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ West German championships, women's high jump
- ^ World women's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)
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