Susanne Beyer

Susanne Beyer, née Helm (born 24 June 1961 in Suhl) is a retired East German high jumper.

She finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships, fourth at the 1986 European Championships. She then won the silver medal at the 1987 World Indoor Championships with a lifetime indoor best of 2.02 metres and the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships, the latter in a lifetime outdoor best of 1.99 metres. At the European Indoor Championships she won the silver in 1985 and a bronze in 1987.

She represented the sports team SC Dynamo Berlin and became East German champion in 1983, 1985 and 1987. [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/233.html East German championships - women's high jump] ]

Her personal best jump of 1.99 metres ranks her seventh among German high jumpers, behind Heike Henkel, Ulrike Meyfarth, Heike Balck, Alina Astafei, Rosemarie Ackermann and Daniela Rath and joint with Kerstin Brandt. [ [http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc ] ]

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