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rita schmidt in 1968 sc dhfk , leipzig großgrimma , germany 64 kg lb on 300px 1.72 m ftin on high jump 21 october 1950 bundesarchiv bild 183-g0430-0004-001 , rita schmidt.jpg rita kirst

rita kirst

rita kirst -lrb- née schmidt on 21 october 1950 -rrb- is a retired german high jumper .
she competed at the 1968 , 1972 and 1976 summer olympics and finished in fifth , fifth and 22nd place , respectively .
between 1968 and 1974 she won three gold and two bronze medals at the european indoor championships .
her personal best is 1.92 m -lrb- 1974 -rrb- .
in 1972 she married joachim kirst , an olympic decathlete , and later competed as rita kirst .
her sister-in-law jutta kirst won a bronze medal in high jump at the 1980 olympics .
