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Heike Henkel (born Heike Redetzky on 5 May 1964) is a German former athlete competing in high jump. She won the high jump gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Biography
Henkel was born in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Having competed for West Germany at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988, she emerged as the world's leading female high jumper of the early 1990s. As well as her Olympic triumph, Henkel won World, World Indoor, European and European Indoor titles. She is one of only two female high jumpers in history to have won all five titles, the other being Stefka Kostadinova.She was also very successful at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting, taking the title three times consecutively from 1991 to 1993 and securing a record fourth win in 1995.
From 1989 to 2001, she was married to swimmer Rainer Henkel. On 30 April 2004 she married decathlete Paul Meier.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  West Germany | ||||
| 1981 | European Junior Championships | Utrecht, Netherlands | 5th | 1.84 m |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 11th | 1.85 m |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 6th | 1.90 m |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 5th | 1.91 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 6th | 1.91 m | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | 1.96 m | |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 1.97 m |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th (q) | 1.90 m | |
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 1.94 m |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 2.00 m |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 1.99 m | |
| Representing Germany | ||||
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 2.00 m |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 2.05 m | |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 1st | 2.02 m |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 2.02 m | |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | 2.02 m |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 11th (q) | 1.90 m | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th | 1.85 m |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 1.99 m |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 16th (q) | 1.93 m | |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 8th | 1.85 m |