Heike Henkel

Medal record
Heike Henkel
Women's athletics
Competitor for Germany
Olympic Games
Gold	1992 Barcelona	High jump
World Championships
Gold	1991 Tokyo	High jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold	1991 Sevilla	High jump

Heike Henkel (born Heike Redetzky on May 5, 1964 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein) is a German former athlete competing in high jump. She won the high jump gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

She was very successful at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting, taking the title three times consecutively from 1991 to 1993 and securing a record fourth win in 1995.

From 1989 to 2001, she was married to swimmer Rainer Henkel. On April 30, 2004 she married decathlete Paul Meier.

Other achievements

• 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal
• 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships - silver medal
• 1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics - gold medal
• 1991 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal
• 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships - gold medal
• 1990 European Championships in Athletics - gold medal
• 1990 European Indoor Championships in Athletics - gold medal
• 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal
• 1988 European Indoor Championships in Athletics - silver medal

External links

• Leverkusen who's who

Awards
Preceded by Merlene Ottey	Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1991	Succeeded by Heike Drechsler
Preceded by Katrin Krabbe	German Sportswoman of the Year 1992	Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick
Sporting positions
Preceded by Yelena Yelesina	Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1991	Succeeded by Stefka Kostadinova