Ilona Gusenbauer
Appearance
![]() Ilona Gusenbauer in 1972 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 16 September 1947 Gummersbach, Germany | (age 77)
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Club | LAC Südstadt ULC Wildschek |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 1.93 m (1972) |
Medal record |
Ilona Maria Gusenbauer (née Majdan on 16 September 1947) is a retired Austrian high jumper who competed at two Olympic Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]Gusenbauer competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in eighth and third place, respectively. She held the world record for more than a year starting in 1971, and was the Austrian champion in 1966–1973, 1975 and 1976.[1]
Gusenbauer won the British WAAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1973 WAAA Championships.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ilona Gusenbauer Archived 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Athletic Results". Sunday Mirror. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Results". Sunday Express. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Austrian female high jumpers
- Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Austria
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Austria
- Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
- Austrian Athletics Championships winners
- Austrian athletics biography stubs