Karin Rüger-Schulze
![]() Karin Rüger in 1964 | |
Personal information | |
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Born |
Wernigerode, Germany | 1 January 1944
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | High jump |
Club | SC DHfK, Leipzig |
Karin Rüger-Schulze (born 1 April 1944) is a retired German track and field athlete who specialized in high jump. She competed in the 1964 and 1964 Summer Olympics and managed to finish ninth and seventh, respectively.[1]
Between 1965 and 1968 she married Jens Schulze, also a competitive high jumper, and changer her name from Rüger to Rüger-Schulze.[2] They had three children, all athletes: Thomas specialized in shot put, whereas Michael and Sabina Schulze became swimmers. Sabina won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
- ↑ Karin Rüger-Schulze. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Leichtathletik - DDR - Meisterschaften (Hochsprung - Damen). sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Sabina Schulze. munzinger.de (in German)
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