Birgit Großhennig (born 21 February 1965, in Blankenburg, Thuringia) is a retired East German athlete. She competed in the

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at the European Junior Championships in 1981 and 1983, finishing fourth both times. She recorded her personal best, 1.88 metres, in 1981. 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 and places her fifth on the German all-time performers list, behind

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and Brigitte Wujak. It also secures a place on the all-time top list for senior athletes.IAAF top lists - long jump, women
/ref> She competed for the sports club

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during her active career.

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1965 births Living people East German female long jumpers East German female high jumpers People from Saalfeld-Rudolstadt Sportspeople from Thuringia {{East Germany-athletics-bio-stub