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Place of Birth: Blankenburg, Thuringia, Germany
About Birgit Großhennig
- Birgit Großhennig (born 21 February 1965 in Blankenburg, Thuringia) is a retired East German athlete. She competed in the high jump 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 Heike Drechsler, Helga Radtke, Sabine Paetz and Brigitte Wujak.
- It also secures a place on the all-time top list for senior athletes.She competed for the sports club SC Magdeburg during her active career.
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