Heike Balck

Heike Balck (born 19 August 1970 in Schwerin) is a retired German high jumper.

Biography

Her personal best jump of 2.01 metres, achieved in Karl-Marx-Stadt, and her world junior record stood since 1989 until being broken by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in 2019.{{Cite news|title=World U20 Record Progression of High Jump|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-progression/4960?type=2|access-date=18 November 2024|work=World Athletics|language=en}} Balck shared the record with Olga Turchak, who cleared the height in 1986.

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{GDR}}
1987 \|European Junior Championships \|Birmingham, United Kingdom \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|High jump \|1.84 m
1988 \|World Junior Championships \|Sudbury, Canada \|7th \|High jump \|1.81 m
1989 \|World Cup \|Barcelona, Spain \|4th \|High jump \|1.94 m
1990 \|European Championships \|Split, Yugoslavia \|5th \|High jump \|1.89 m
colspan="6"\|Representing {{GER}}
rowspan=2\|1991 \|World Indoor Championships \|Seville, Spain \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|High jump \|1.94 m
World Championships \|Tokyo, Japan \|12th \|High jump \|1.84 m
1993 \|Universiade \|Buffalo, United States \|4th \|High jump \|1.93 m
1994 \|European Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|6th \|High jump \|1.93 m
1997 \|World Championships \|Athens, Greece \|10th \|High jump \|1.90 m

colspan="6"|Representing {{GDR}}

1987

|European Junior Championships

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|High jump

|1.84 m

1988

|World Junior Championships

|Sudbury, Canada

|7th

|High jump