At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the final of the women’s high jump has come down to two world record holders.  One of them is already an Olympic gold medallist and is one of West Germany’s most famous women athletes. Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth had been a celebrity since surprising the athletics world by winning her first gold medal at the age of 16, twelve years earlier.

After suffering a decline in her career and achievements following that success, she is about to make an incredible comeback.

Alex Strangwayes-Booth talks to Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth to hear the story of how she made history for the second time around and how winning her second gold medal felt so much better than her first – because of all the hard work that went into achieving it.