ONNEN Imke

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2019	Doha, QAT	9th (1.89)

European Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2018	Berlin, GER	14th (1.82)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Animals. (sportbuzzer.de, 23 Dec 2019)

Athlete, Student

Media Studies, Visual Arts, Braunschweig, GER

German

Hannover 96 [Germany]

Astrid Fredebold-Onnen [mother, personal], GER

Her brother Eike has also competed for Germany in the high jump, including at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Her mother Astrid has served as coach of Imke and Eike and with the German national team. (German Athletics Association [DLV] Media Guide, 01 Jan 2018; sportbuzzer.de, 15 Jun 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Aug 2020)

She began athletics at age 15. (leichtathletik.de, 04 Feb 2020)

She originally played tennis before switching to athletics. She followed her brother Eike into the high jump. "I was a late starter in athletics and quickly discovered my passion for the sport. Fuelled by Eike's enthusiasm, it quickly became clear to me that high jump would be my favourite discipline." (imkeundeike.de, 01 Aug 2016; leichtathletik.de, 04 Feb 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (leichtathletik.de, 04 Feb 2020; sportbuzzer.de, 19 Mar 2020)

She trains at the Olympic Training Centre in Hannover, Germany. (sportbuzzer.de, 19 Mar 2020)

Her family. (sportbuzzer.de, 23 Dec 2019)

"Before competitions I watch animal videos online as preparation." (sportbuzzer.de, 23 Dec 2019)