Artefacts

Los Angeles 1984, Adidas high jump shoe used by Ulrike MEYFARTH (FRG) for her Olympic victory.

Physical description

Left shoe, it's composed of 8 spikes. In the left side of the heel, the shoe is signed by the athlete.

Created

Created: Adidas sport GmbH

Used

Used: Ulrike MEYFARTH

Materials

leather, metal, textile

Colors

red, white

Dimension

11 x 9.7 x 27 cm, 304 g

Literature

Conner, Floyd. Les jeux olympiques : 600 victoires incroyables, records insolites, hasards étranges, destins inimaginables, coups tordus, sports improbables, loosers magnifiques et autres bizarreries.... Le Rheu : La Maison d'Edition, 2010. 217. ISBN 978–236–026–0027.

Type of item

Sport equipment -> shoes

Reference number

12306

Keywords

Olympic champion Munich 1972, Olympic Games Federal Republic of Germany Athletics/high jump[W]record signed Los Angeles 1984, Olympic Games

Notes

Los Angeles 1984 High jump shoe belonging to Ulrike MEYFARTH (FRG), Olympic champion, Ulrike Meyfarth distinguished herself by winning 2 Olympic high jump titles over a 12-year interval: She won in Munich, 1972, with a world record (1.92m) and in Los Angeles, 1984, with an Olympic record of 2.02m. On these two occasions, she became the youngest and then the oldest female Olympic champion of this event. Adidas archive collection