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Which female athlete is simultaneously the youngest and the oldest Olympic high jump champion in the history of the Olympic Games?

Question #152430. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated May 04 2026.
Originally posted May 04 2026 5:30 AM.

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elburcher

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Ulrike Meyfarth

Ulrike Meyfarth was a skier before turning to athletics. She won the 1972 Olympic high jump when only 16-years-old, still the youngest Olympic high jump champion (through 2020), and when she returned to win again in 1984 at Los Angeles, she became, at the time, the oldest Olympic high jump champion.

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/70060

May 04 2026, 5:53 AM

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Which female athlete is simultaneously the youngest and the oldest Olympic high jump champion in the history of the Olympic Games?

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