Susanne Beyer, née Helm (born 24 June 1961 in Suhl

Suhl

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) is a retired East German high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

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She finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....

 and fourth at the 1986 European Championships

1986 European Championships in Athletics

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. She began the 1987 season well with a win at the Hochsprung mit Musik

Hochsprung mit Musik

The Hochsprung mit Musik is an annual indoor high jump meeting which takes place in February in Arnstadt, Germany. First held in 1977, the meeting began as a competition between mainly East German athletes...

 meeting, taking the title with a leap of 2.00 m. She maintained her form indoors and won the silver medal at the 1987 World Indoor Championships

1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 1st IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Indianapolis, United States from March 6 to March 8, 1987. The championship had previously been known as the World Indoor Games, which were held once before changing the name....

 with a lifetime best of 2.02 metres. Her season peaked with a bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics

The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

, scoring a lifetime outdoor best of 1.99 metres. At the European Indoor Championships she won the silver in 1985

1985 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 and a bronze in 1987

1987 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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She represented the sports team SC Dynamo Berlin

SC Dynamo Berlin

The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was a training center for the Sports Club Dynamo .-Sporting spectrum:...

 and became East German champion in 1983, 1985 and 1987.

Her personal best jump of 1.99 metres ranks her seventh among German high jumpers, behind Heike Henkel

Heike Henkel

Heike Henkel is a German former athlete competing in high jump...

, Ulrike Meyfarth

Ulrike Meyfarth

Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth is a German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Olympic champion ever in women's high jump, and at the time of her 1984 triumph, she was also the oldest ever...

, Heike Balck

Heike Balck

Heike Balck is a retired German high jumper.Her personal best jump of 2.01 metres, achieved in June 1989 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, is also the current junior world record. Balck shares the record with Olga Turchak, who cleared the height in 1986.-Achievements:-External links:...

, Alina Astafei

Alina Astafei

Alina Astafei is a German and formerly Romanian track and field athlete. In the 1990s she was one of the world's best high jumpers.-Career:...

, Rosemarie Ackermann

Rosemarie Ackermann

Rosemarie Ackermann is a former East German high jumper. She was the first female high jumper ever to clear the height of 2.00 m, on 26 August 1977 in Berlin.She was born as Rosemarie Witschas in Lohsa, Sachsen...

 and Daniela Rath

Daniela Rath

Daniela Mareen Rath is a German high jumper.She finished fifth at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest. She also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals....

 and joint with Kerstin Brandt

Kerstin Brandt

Kerstin Brandt, née Dedner is a retired East German high jumper.She won the 1979 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 1982 European Indoor Championships and fifth at the inaugural 1983 World Championships...

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