Andrea Breder (born 7 December 1964) is a retired

West German West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital c ...

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er, born in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

. She won the 1981 European Junior Championships, finished seventh at the 1982 European Indoor Championships1982 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final
- Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite and tenth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships She represented the sports club

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, and became West German indoor champion in 1982. She also became

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

champion, in 1987. Her personal best jump was 1.93 metres, achieved in August 1981 in

Koblenz Koblenz ( , , ; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz'') is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military p ...

.World women's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)
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1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Saarbrücken Athletes from Saarland West German female high jumpers West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-highjump-bio-stub