- Born
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Ulrike Meyfarth was born on May 4, 1956 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She has been married to Roland Nasse since 1987. They have two children.
- SpouseRoland Nasse(1987 - present) (2 children)
- Won the women's high jump at Olympic Games twice, in 1972 and 1984, which makes her both the event's youngest and oldest Olympic champion.
- Chosen "Germany's Sportswoman of the Year" four times in a row from 1981 to 1984.
- Pictured on a $190 stamp of Guyana.
- On the 1972 Olympic Games and the Munich massacre: "Everybody who knows about the 1972 Olympics remembers my victory. Now ask who knows how many Israelis died there?"
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