Birgit Kähler (born 14 August 1970 in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

Nordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

) is a retired female high jumper from

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in August 1991 in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...

. She finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships and fifth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. She represented the sports clubs LAV Bayer Uerdingen and TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and won the silver medal at the German championships in 1992.German championships, women's high jump
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1970 births Living people German female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany Athletes from Cologne {{Germany-highjump-bio-stub