Rita Kirst (née Schmidt on 21 October 1950) is a retired German high jumper.

[1] Between 1968 and 1974 she won three gold and two bronze medals at the European indoor championships.

She competed for the sports club SC DHfK Leipzig, and after marrying, ASK Vorwärts Potsdam.

Her sister-in-law Jutta Kirst won a bronze medal in high jump at the 1980 Olympics.

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