Inge Kilian | |
Birth Date: | 3 June 1935 |
Birth Place: | Geisenheim, Germany |
Residence: | Braunschweig, West Germany |
Height: | 1.7m (05.6feet) |
Weight: | 60kg (130lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | High jump |
Club: | Eintracht Braunschweig |
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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,[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 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.[6]
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1956 | Summer Olympics | Melbourne, Australia | 18th | High jump | 1.55 | |
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1958 | European Athletics Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 4th | High jump | 1.67 |