Brigitte Elisabeth Holzapfel (born 10 April 1958 in Krefeld

Krefeld

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) is a retired West German

West Germany

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 high jump

High jump

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At the 1975 European Junior Championships she won a bronze medal in the high jump and a gold medal in pentathlon. She finished eleventh at the 1976 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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, won silver medals at the 1977

1977 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 and 1978 European Indoor Championships

1978 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

The 9th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Palasport di San Siro in Milan, a city in Italy, in 1978. It was the first time the championships was held in Italy.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...

, and the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships

1978 European Championships in Athletics

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, finished sixth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships

1984 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 and eleventh at the 1984 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on Friday August 10, 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...

. She represented the sports clubs TSV Preußen Krefeld, TuS 04 Leverkusen, LG Bayer Leverkusen and TV Wattenscheid, and became West German champion in 1976 and 1978.

Her personal best jump was 1.95 metres, achieved in August 1978 in Köln

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. This was the West German record.