Ulrike Denk Explained

Ulrike Denk
Birth Date:10 May 1964
Birth Place:Cologne, West Germany[1]
Height:1.70 m
Weight:53 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Club:ASV Köln
SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Ulrike Denk (born 10 May 1964 in Cologne) is a German former athlete who competed in the sprint hurdles. In 1983, she broke the world junior record in the 60 metres hurdles with 8.06, which was only broken in 2015 by Dior Hall. Denk represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh, and 1983 World Championships, reaching the semifinals.

Her personal bests are 12.84 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (+1.1 m/s; Stuttgart 1985) and 7.91 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Madrid 1986).[2]

International competitions

Representing
1983European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th60 m hurdles8.20
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland11th (sf)100 m hurdles13.16
1984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th60 m hurdles8.14
Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States7th100 m hurdles13.32
1985European Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece5th60 m hurdles8.09
1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain4th60 m hurdles7.91

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044955/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/ulrike-denk-1.html Sports-reference profile
  2. http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/node/296316 All-Athletics profile