| Medal record | |||
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 Rosemarie Ackermann |
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| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  East Germany |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | High Jump | |
Rosemarie Ackermann (born April 4, 1952) is a former East German high jumper. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The high jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices She was the first female high jumper ever to clear the height of 2. 00 m, on August 26, 1977 in Berlin. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
Career
She was born as Rosemarie Witschas in Lohsa, Saxony. Lohsa ( Sorbian: Łaz) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Under that name, she took part for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, finishing seventh behind Ulrike Meyfarth. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (born May 4, 1956) is a German former High jumper She won the Olympic title twice in 1972 and 1984
In 1974, at the European Championships in Rome, she won her first international title, setting a new world record (1. The 11th European Championships in Athletics were held from September 2 to September 8, 1974 in the Stadio Olimpico of Rome Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event 95m) along the way. Later that year, she married handball player Manfred Ackermann, and assumed his surname. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six The peak of her career came two years later, when she won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec
She lost her European title to Italian jumper Sara Simeoni in 1978, when they both cleared the world-record height of 2. The 12th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 29 to September 3, 1978 in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia Sara Simeoni (born April 19, 1953) is an Italian former High jumper who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and twice set 01 m. However, Ackermann's early celebrations caused the rod to fall, leaving her with second place. Ackermann retired from athletics after the 1980 Olympics, where she placed fourth, just outside the medals. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Yordanka Blagoeva |
Women's High Jump World Record Holder August 24, 1972 – August 4, 1978 |
Succeeded by Sara Simeoni |
| Awards | ||
Preceded by Nadia Comaneci |
United Press International Athlete of the Year 1977 |
Succeeded by Tracy Caulkins |
| Preceded by Kornelia Ender |
East German Sportswoman of the Year 1977 |
Succeeded by Marita Koch |
Preceded by Tatyana Kazankina |
Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1977 |
Succeeded by Marita Koch |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Unknown |
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1977 |
Succeeded by Sara Simeoni |
| Preceded by Sara Simeoni |
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1979 |
Succeeded by Sara Simeoni |
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