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Heike Henkel

Heike Henkel, German high jumper

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Born
May 5, 1964
Age in 2026
62
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1964

About Heike Henkel

Heike Henkel is a German former athlete competing in high jump. She was Olympic, World and European champion. She won the high jump gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She won the gold medal at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split, and the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with a then-German record of 2.05 metres. She then won gold at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona with a jump of 2.02 metres. She became the first high jumper to become European Champion, World Champion, and Olympic Champion in three consecutive years (1990-1992).

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Heike Henkel timeline

  1. She won the gold medal at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split, and the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with a then-German record of 2.05 metres.
  2. She became the first high jumper to become European Champion, World Champion, and Olympic Champion in three consecutive years (1990-1992).
  3. She won the high jump gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
  4. She then won gold at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona with a jump of 2.02 metres.

The world when Heike Henkel was born

Heike Henkel was born in 1964. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1964

  • #1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
  • Top movieMy Fair Lady
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
  • Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
  • Defining fadBeatlemania
  • Notable inventionBASIC programming language
  • World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Heike Henkel's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19642026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$13,350$435,000
Average income$8,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.86$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population191.9M341 million

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