Kimberly Jeß
Kimberly Jeß (born January 30, 1992 in Rendsburg ) is a former German high jumper .
As a 14-year-old she jumped the German student record with 1.83 m and as a 16-year-old German youth record with 1.91 m in the hall. Her greatest international success so far was winning the title at the Junior World Championships in 2008 without fail.
After injury and weight problems, Kimberly Jeß ended her sporting career in 2011 and began studying to become a teacher.
Kimberly Jeß is 1.81 m tall and had a competition weight of 62 kg. She started since August 2009 for TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (previously LG Rendsburg / Büdelsdorf ) and was trained by Hans-Jörg Thomaskamp . In Leverkusen she attended the District Administrator-Lucas-Gymnasium . In addition to athletics, she also trained ballet.
Top performances
- High jump (open air): 1.90 m, August 30, 2008, Hanover
- High jump (hall): 1.91 m, January 11, 2009, Unna
Web links
- Kimberly Jess in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait of Kimberly Jeß on the DLV website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b After the soaring, the great case of Hamburger Abendblatt, August 10, 2012, accessed on March 1, 2014.
- ↑ U20 World Cup - Kimberly Jeß flies to the title Leichtathletik.de, July 10, 2008, accessed on March 1, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jeß, Kimberly |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jess, Kimberly |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rendsburg |