Silke Spiegelburg

Silke Spiegelburg is a retired German pole vaulter, born in Georgsmarienhütte in Lower Saxony in 1986 and the younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg. She won the World Youth title in 2001 and the European Junior title in 2003, then competed at the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012, finishing thirteenth in Athens, seventh in Beijing and fourth in London. She set a world junior record of 4.48 metres in 2005 and won European silver medals in the event both indoors in 2009 and outdoors in 2010. She was a two-time German champion, took gold at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final and cleared 4.82 metres at the Monaco Diamond League meeting in July 2012, a German record.