Reinelde Knapp

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameReinelde•Knapp (-Bartenbach)
Used nameReinelde•Knapp
Born8 February 1933 in Nüziders, Vorarlberg (AUT)
Died14 September 2022 in Bludenz, Vorarlberg (AUT)
Measurements172 cm / 54 kg
AffiliationsUKJ Wien
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian athlete Reinelde Knapp was a multiple time national champion across several different track and field disciplines. Knapp was Austrian champion in 80 metres hurdles (1956), high jump (1956–58), long jump (1956–58), and the pentathlon (1955, 1957–58).

She competed in both the high jump and long jump at the 1954 and 1958 European Athletics Championships. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Knapp finished in joint-12th place in the high jump with a best clearance of 1.60 metres. She was also scheduled to compete in the long jump but did not start the event.

Personal Best: HJ – 1.66 (1958).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Athletics AUT Reinelde Knapp
High Jump, Women (Olympic) =12
Long Jump, Women (Olympic) DNS