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.^[1] Balck shared the record with Olga Turchak, who cleared the height in 1986.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  East Germany
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	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
Representing  Germany
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	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

See also

• Female two metres club