Famous People with Name Birgit

Birgit Großhennig            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Birgit Großhennig: is a retired East German athlete. She is better known for her achievements in the long jump, in which she achieved a career best of 7.00 metres in June 1984 in Berlin. This jump is the second longest by a junior athlete (under 20 years old) in history[1] and places her fifth on the German all-time performers list, behind Heike Drechsler, Helga Radtke, Sabine Paetz and Brigitte Wujak.[2] It also secures a place on the all-time top list for senior athletes.[3]

Birgit Hamann            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Birgit Hamann: is a retired German athlete who specialized in 100 metres hurdles. She competed for the club VfL Sindelfingen. On 8 February 1986 in Sindelfingen she was involved in setting a new world indoor record of 1:33,56 minutes in 4 x 200 metres relay with the VfL Sindelfingen club team. The team consisted of Helga Arendt, Silke Knoll, Mechthild Kluth and Gisela Kinzel.

Birgit Kähler            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Birgit Kähler: is a retired female high jumper from Germany. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in August 1991 in Bonn.[1] She finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships[2] and fifth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships.[3] She represented the sports clubs LAV Bayer Uerdingen and TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and won the silver medal at the German championships in 1992.[4]

Birgit Rockmeier            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Birgit Rockmeier: is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 22.90 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Stuttgart. Since 1999 she represents the sports club LG Olympia Dortmund.