Bärbel Graf (born 25 June 1949) is a retired East German

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er. She finished ninth at the 1966 European Championships. She also became East German champion in 1966, competing 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. It was established in 1954 as a competitive sports club, initially under the name ''SC Wissenschaft DHfK Leipzig'', ...

Athletic Career

Graf's notable achievements include a ninth-place finish in the women's high jump at the 1966 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. This event marked her as a competitive figure on the international stage. In the same year, Graf won the title of East German Champion in the High Jump, competing for SC DHfK Leipzig, a club renowned for producing high-performing athletes in various sports disciplines.

Legacy

While her career details are sparsely documented, Graf's participation in international and national competitions during a politically charged era for East German sports contributes to the history of athletics in East Germany. Her achievements have inspired a number of retrospective analyses on the impact of East German athletes on global athletics during the Cold War era.

References

1949 births Living people East German female high jumpers SC DHfK Leipzig athletes East German Athletics Championships winners {{East Germany-athletics-bio-stub