Inge Kilian Explained

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
Pb:
  • 1.68 (1958)

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]

Competition record

Representing
1956Summer OlympicsMelbourne, Australia18thHigh jump1.55
Representing
1958European Athletics ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden4thHigh jump1.67

Notes and References

  1. Inge Kilian. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223741/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/inge-kilian-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .
  2. Web site: Inge Kilian . . German . 21 December 2015.
  3. Book: Kurt Hoffmeister . Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 . 1986 . German . Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig . Braunschweig. 24.
  4. Web site: Einträchtler bei Deutschen Meisterschaften . German . eintracht.com . 21 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Hochsprung Frauen. German . rekorde-im-sport.de . 21 December 2015.
  6. Web site: European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK . . 389 . 2014. 21 December 2015.