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Rosemarie Ackermann

Rosemarie Ackermann, German high jumper

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Born
April 4, 1952
Age in 2026
74
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1952

About Rosemarie Ackermann

Rosemarie "Rosi" Ackermann is a German former high jumper, Olympic champion and multiple world record holder. In Berlin on 26 August 1977, she became the first female high jumper to clear a height of two metres. Rosemarie "Rosi" Ackermann (née Witschas; born 4 April 1952) is a German former high jumper, Olympic champion and multiple world record holder. In 1974, at the European Championships in Rome, she won her first international title, setting a new world record of 1.95m. Two years later, when she won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada.

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Rosemarie Ackermann timeline

  1. Rosemarie "Rosi" Ackermann (née Witschas; born 4 April 1952) is a German former high jumper, Olympic champion and multiple world record holder.
  2. In 1974, at the European Championships in Rome, she won her first international title, setting a new world record of 1.95m.
  3. Two years later, when she won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada.
  4. In Berlin on 26 August 1977, she became the first female high jumper to clear a height of two metres.

The world when Rosemarie Ackermann was born

Rosemarie Ackermann was born in 1952. 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 1952

  • #1 song"You Belong to Me" – Jo Stafford
  • Top movieThe Greatest Show on Earth
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRocky Marciano becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineDwight Eisenhower elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydrogen bomb tested
  • Defining fadMr. Potato Head
  • Notable inventionMr. Potato Head (first toy advertised on TV)
  • World population2.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population156.4M

1952 versus 2026

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

Measure19522026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$9,100$435,000
Average income$5,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population156.4M341 million

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