Rolf Beilschmidt (born 8 August 1953, in Jena) is a retired East German high jumper.
Beilschmidt represented the sports club SC Motor Jena, and became East German champion in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981.East German championships, men's high jump
Beilschmidt's personal best high jump was 2.31 metres, achieved in August 1977 in Helsinki.World men's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)
Beilschmidt shares the decathlon world record in high jump with Christian Schenk at 2.27 m.
Achievements YearTournamentVenueResultEvent1975European Indoor Championships Katowice, Poland 6th1975 European Indoor Championships results, men's high jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite1976European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 6th1976 European Indoor Championships results, men's high jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-SeiteOlympic Games Montreal, Canada 7th1977European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 2nd1978European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 2ndEuropean Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 3rd
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