Christine Adams (born 28 February 1974,
Georgsmarienhütte
Georgsmarienhütte () is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km south of Osnabrück.
History
In 1856 the company "Georgs-Marien-Bergwerks- und Hüttenverein" wa ...
) is a German
pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
er. She won a silver medal at the
1996 European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the
2000 European Indoor Championships.
Her personal best is 4.42 metres, achieved in June 2001 in
Weissach
Weissach is a municipality in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
The Weissach axle is named after the town, where the research centre of Porsche is located. The Porsche 918 Spyder supercar was developed in Weissach; Por ...
. This ranks her ninth among German pole vaulters, behind
Annika Becker
Annika Becker (born 12 November 1981) is a retired German pole vaulter.
Becker was born in Rotenburg an der Fulda. Her personal best is 4.77 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid () is a Stadtbezirk of the city of Bochu ...
,
Yvonne Buschbaum,
Carolin Hingst,
Anastasija Reiberger,
Silke Spiegelburg,
Julia Hütter,
Nicole Humbert
Nicole Humbert, née Rieger (born 5 February 1972 in Landau) is a retired German pole vaulter.
Her personal best is 4.51 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Salamanca. This ranks her seventh among German pole vaulters, behind Annika Becker, Yvonne B ...
and
Martina Strutz. However, with 4.66 metres Adams has a better personal best indoor.
Competition record
See also
*
Germany all-time top lists - Pole vault
References
External links
Christine Adams in action*
1974 births
Living people
German female pole vaulters
Competitors at the 1999 Summer Universiade
People from Osnabrück (district)
Sportspeople from Lower Saxony
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