Rita Kirst (née Schmidt on 21 October 1950) is a retired German high jumper. She competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, fifth and 22nd place, respectively.
[ Between 1968 and 1974 she won three gold and two bronze medals at the European indoor championships.][ Her personal best is 1.92 m (1974).][
She became East German champion six times in a row from 1967 through 1972, then won three silver medals in 1973, 1974 and 1976 and a final gold medal in 1975. She also became East German indoor champion in 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972. She competed for the sports club ]SC DHfK Leipzig
SC DHfK Leipzig e. V. ''(Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig e. V.)'' is a sports club in Leipzig, Germany. Until the closure of the sports university DHfK, the club was part of the DHfK. Established was the club in 1954 as ...
, and after marrying, ASK Vorwärts Potsdam.Joachim Kirst
Joachim Kirst (born 21 May 1947, in Neustadt/Harz) is a retired East German decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word " pent ...
, an Olympic decathlete, and later competed as Rita Kirst. Her sister-in-law Jutta Kirst
Jutta Kirst ( née Krautwurst; born 10 November 1954 in Dresden, Sachsen) is a retired female track and field athlete who competed for East Germany during her career in the women's high jump. She competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics held ...
won a bronze medal in high jump at the 1980 Olympics.[
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1950 births
Living people
East German female high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for East Germany
SC DHfK Leipzig athletes
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