Inge Kilian
Personal information
Born (1935-06-03) 3 June 1935
Geisenheim, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country West Germany
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubEintracht Braunschweig
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 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.[1] She also placed 4th at the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm.[6]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Germany
1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia 18th High jump 1.55
Representing  West Germany
1958 European Athletics Championships Stockholm, Sweden 4th High jump 1.67

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Inge Kilian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. "Inge Kilian" (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. Kurt Hoffmeister (1986). Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 (in German). Braunschweig: Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig. p. 24.
  4. "Einträchtler bei Deutschen Meisterschaften" (in German). eintracht.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  5. "Hochsprung Frauen" (in German). rekorde-im-sport.de. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. 2014. p. 389. Retrieved 21 December 2015.


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