German high jumper (born 1935)
Inge Offermann (née Kilian, born 3 June 1935) is a retired German high jumper, who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Born in Geisenheim,[1] Kilian moved to Braunschweig as a child, where she took up athletics at the age of 12.[2] She competed for the sports club Eintracht Braunschweig.[3] Kilian won national championships in 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958, as well as West German indoor titles in 1956 and 1959.[4] She set German records in 1956 (three times) and 1958.[5]
Kilian represented the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where she placed 18th.[1] She also placed 4th at the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm.[6]
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