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| Women'sathletics | ||
Representing East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1976 Montreal | High jump |
| European Championships | ||
| 1974 Rome | High jump |
 | 1978 Prague | High jump |
Rosemarie "Rosi"Ackermann (née Witschas; born 4 April 1952) is a German formerhigh jumper, Olympic champion and multiple world record holder. InBerlin on 26 August 1977, she became the first female high jumper to clear a height of two metres.[1]
She was born inLohsa,Saxony. As Rosemarie Witschas, she representedEast Germany in the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich, finishing seventh behindUlrike Meyfarth.[2]
In 1974, at theEuropean Championships inRome, she won her first international title, setting a newworld record of 1.95m. Later that year, she marriedhandball player Manfred Ackermann, and assumed his surname.[citation needed] Two years later, when she won the gold medal at the1976 Summer Olympics held inMontreal, Canada.[3]
On 26 August, 1977, she became the first woman to clear 2.00 metres.[4]
In 1978, she lost herEuropean title to Italian jumperSara Simeoni.[3] Ackermann retired fromathletics after the1980 Olympics, at which she placed fourth, just outside the medals.
Ackermann is the last female high jumper to set a world record using thestraddle technique. She is also the last high jumper of either gender to win an Olympic gold medal in the high jump with that technique.
Competing for the sports clubSC Cottbus,[5][6] Ackerman was East German high jump champion in 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1980, and also won bronze medals in 1969 and 1972. She was the East German indoor champion in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1980.
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| Preceded by | Women's High Jump World Record Holder 24 August 1972 – 4 August 1978 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United Press International Athlete of the Year 1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | East German Sportswoman of the Year 1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1977 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Unknown | Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1979 | Succeeded by |
European Athletics Championships champions in women'shigh jump | |
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