Sigrid Kirchmann Explained
| Birth Date: | March 29, 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Bad Ischl, Austria |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Weight: | 64 kg |
Sigrid Kirchmann (born March 29, 1966, in Bad Ischl) is a former high jumper from Austria, best known for winning Austria's first ever medal at the World Championships in Athletics. She did so in 1993, finishing third behind two Cubans. Also competing in the pentathlon, Kirchmann represented her native country in the women's high jump at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
International competitions
| Representing |
|---|
| 1983 | European Junior Championships | Schwechat, Austria | 7th | 1.85 m |
| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 11th | 1.83 m |
| 1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 11th | 1.80 m |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 11th | 1.79 m |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 16th | 1.85 m |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | – | NM |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | NM |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th | 1.89 m |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 26th (q) | 1.75 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 1.94 m |
| 1993 | | Buffalo, United States | 6th | 1.91 m |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 1.97 m |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 1.94 m |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 1.90 m |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 1.93 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 1.92 m |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 17th (q) | 1.80 m | |
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