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Beate Holzapfel (born 9 April 1966) is a retired West German high jumper.
West Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1949 to 1990, when the western portion of Germany was part of the Western bloc during the Cold War. It was created during the Allied occupation of Germany in 1949 after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Its capital was the city of Bonn.
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern most practised format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. In the modern era, athletes run towards the bar and use the Fosbury Flop method of jumping, leaping head first with their back to the bar. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form.
She finished ninth at the 1990 European Indoor Championships. [1] She represented the sports club LG Bayer Leverkusen, and won the bronze medal at the West German championships in 1989. [2]
Her personal best jump was 1.90 metres, achieved in July 1991 in Hannover. [3]
