Inge Kilian
Birth date3 June 1935 (age 91)
Birth placeGeisenheim, Germany
Height1.70 m (5.6 ft)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
CountryWest Germany
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubEintracht Braunschweig
Pb
  • 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

Representing
1956Summer OlympicsMelbourne, Australia18thHigh jump1.55
Representing
1958European Athletics ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden4thHigh jump1.67

References

  1. ^ "Inge Kilian". 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. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. 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". European Athletics Association. 2014. p. 389. Retrieved 21 December 2015.