European Athletics Championships • Biographical Entry List (may include reserves)
Women’s High Jump
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Starts: Friday, August 15
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Age
DEMIREVA Mirela
BUL
24y
Entrants
(Days)
Born
320d
1989
2014 Best
Personal Best
1.90
1.95 -12
2008 World junior silver ... 3 EJC 2007; 2 WJC 2008 (2006-dnq); 7 under-23 ECH 2009; 8 ECH 2012; 7 EIC 2013. 1 Bulgarian 2007/2008/2011/2014 (1 indoors
2008/2009)
In 2014: 1 Bulgarian; 1 Halluin; 1 Sofia; 2 Burgas; 2 Plovdiv; 2 Heusden; 2 Balkan
1045
VENEVA-MATEEVA Venelina
BUL
40y
62d
1974
1.92
2.04 -01/06
2006 European silver ... 2 EJC 91; =9 OLY 2000 (96/2004/2012-dnq); 3 WIC 2001 (95-dnq, 2004-7, 2010/2012-dnq); 4 WCH 2001/2003 (91/95/99/2009/2011dnq, 2005-10); 3 EIC 2005/2011 (2000-4, 2002-dnq, 2007-dq, 2011-7=, 2013-6); 2 ECH 2006 (98-5, 2010-dnq, 2012-12). Older sister Kremena once held the
Bulgarian Triple Jump record. Served two-year doping suspension 2007-2009. 1.81 tall
In 2014: 1 Bulgarian indoor; 2 Balkan indoor; 1 Turkish Clubs; 2 Rehlingen; 1 Burgas; 1 Plovdiv; 1 Dimitrovgrad; 1 Balkan
1055
ŠIMIĆ
Ana
CRO
24y
101d
1990
1.98
1.98 -14
dnq World Youth 2007; dnq WJC 2008; dnq ECH 2010/2012; 1 Balkan indoor 2013; dnq EIC 2013; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; dnq WCH 2013; dnq WIC
2014. 1 Croatian 2006/2007/2008/2009/2012 (1 indoors 2008/2010/2011/2012/2013). 1.77 tall
In 2014: 1 Balkan indoor; dnq WIC; 1 Zagreb; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Beijing World Challenge; 5 Eugene Diamond; 2 Hengelo; 3 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh 2nd
League; 3 Paris Diamond; 3 Glasgow Diamond
CRO
30y 279d 1983
2.00
2.08 -09 NR
Former World Champion. 2008 Olympic silver but with the highest ever non-winning mark, 2.05
8 World Youth 99; 1 WJC 2000; 7 EJC 2001; 1 Mediterranean Games 2001; 1 WJC 2002; 1 under-23 ECH 2003; 4 EIC 2007 (2002-dnq, 2009-5=); 1 WCH
2007/2009 (2001-6, 2003-7, 2005-dnq, 2011-2); 1 WIC 2008/2010 (2003-4, 2004-3, 2006-2, 2014-6); 2 OLY 2008 (2000-dnq, 2004-11); 1 ECH 2010 (2002-5=,
2006-4); 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2010. Coached by her father Josjo (whose best HJ was 2.03) and Bojan Marinović (pb 2.12) ... she was named Blanka after
the city of Casablanca, the venue of her father’s victory in the Mediterranean Games Decathlon of 1983 ... 1.93 tall
On January 31, 2012 in Gothenburg underwent surgery to remove a bone spur and reconstruct the joint in her left heel, but her recovery was complicated by a
prolonged bacterial infection and she did not return to competition until the 2013 New York Diamond League
In 2014: 6 WIC; 2 Oslo Diamond; 2 Bühl; 1 Sollentuna; 1 Paris Diamond; 1 Glasgow Diamond; 1 London ‘Anniversary’ (her 105th competition at 2m or better –
Stefka Kostadinova’s record is 129)
1056
VLAŠIĆ Blanka
1061
KLUČINOVÁ Eliška
CZE
26y
121d
1988
1.90
1.90 -14
Seventh at the last two European Championships and again in Moscow 2013
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 13.81; HJ: 1.90; SP: 14.49i/14.48; 200: 24.56; LJ: 6.42; JT: 50.75; 800: 2:12.50. Heptathlon pb: 6460 -14
(at Heptathlon) 8 World Youth 2005; 8 WJC 2006; 2 EJC 2007; 4 under-23 ECH 2009; 6 ECP 2010; 7 ECH 2010/2012; 17 OLY 2012; 4 WSG 2013; 7 WCH
2013 (2009-23). Coach-Martina Blažková. 1.77/68kg
In 2014: 1 Czech indoor LJ (4 60H); 1 Kladno 100H (2 LJ); 4 European Clubs Cup HJ/SP; 12 Götzis; 1 Kladno; 1 ECP 1st League; 2 Prague (Jul 25); 2 Czech
HJ/LJ (5 SP)
ESP
35y 135d 1979
1.99
2.02 -07 NR
Full name-Ruth Beita Vila (Pronounced BAY-tee-a)
2012 European Champion (at her fourth attempt). 23x Spanish Champion (13 in + 10 out)
2.00i -14. dnq WJC 96; 9 EJC 97; 8 WJC 98; 1 under-23 ECH 2001; =6 WCP 2002; 2 ECP 2006 (2004-6); 2 ETCh 2009 (2011-3, 2013-4); 2 WIC 2010 (2001-7,
2003-5=, 2004-dnf, 2008-4, 2014-3); 3 ETCh 2011 (2014-3=); 1 ECH 2012 (2002-11, 2006-9, 2010-6=); 4 OLY 2012 (2004-dnq, 2008-7=); 1 EIC 2013
(2005/2009/2011-2, 2007-3); =3 WCH 2013 (2003-11=, 2005/2011-dnq, 2007-6, 2009-5)). 1 Spanish 2003/2006-2014 (1 indoors 2002-2014). Coach-Ramón
Torralbo ... youngest of five children, all of whom have tried athletics. 1.92 tall
She retired as planned at the end of August 2012, but then after two months she changed her mind and then won two big medals in 2013 – “It was the best
season of my sporting life.”
In 2014: 1 Spanish indoor; 3 WIC; 5 Drake Relays; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Beijing World Challenge; 1 Los Corrales de Buelna; 3 Eugene Diamond; 1
Santander; =3 ETCh; 1 Santander; 4 Paris Diamond; 1 Alcorcón; 1 Santander; 2 London ‘Anniversary’; 1 Spanish
1084
BEITIA Ruth
1109
HAAS Eleriin
EST
22y
40d
1992
1.93
1.93 -14
dnq World Youth 2009; 11 EJC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 6 under-23 ECH 2013. 1 Estonian 2012/2014; 1 Finnish 2012/2014 & indoors 2013.
Coach-Reijo Jokela. 1.80 tall
In 2014: 1 Tampere; 1 Lahti; 1 Kauhajoki; 1 Kuortane; 1 Lapinlahti; 1 Nordic under-23; 1 Finnish; 1 Estonian
1117
UDRAS Grete
EST
26y
155d
1988
1.85
1.90 -13
17y
94d
1997
1.94
1.94 -14
dnq EIC 2011. 2 Estonian 2006/2009/2013
In 2014: 2 Estonian indoor; 2 Vihti; 2 Valmiera; 2 Estonian
1175
LAKE Morgan
GBR
Double World Junior Champion in 2014, first at Heptathlon then High Jump. Winner of 28 national age-group titles at jumps and combined events
UK junior record holder at high jump
pbs in Heptathlon events:
100H: 14.25; HJ: 1.94; SP: 14.85; 200: 24.59; LJ: 6.32; JT: 41.66; 800: 2:21.06. Heptathlon pb: 6148 -14
1 WJC HJ/Heptathlon 2014. 1 English under-17 HJ/LJ/Heptathlon 2012/2013; 1 English junior LJ 2014
She was leading the 2013 World Youth Heptathlon by 192 points overnight, but then managed only 4.63 in the long jump and failed to finish. Her father/coachEldon Lake won English Schools titles at triple jump in 1984 & 1987
In 2014: 2 English indoor Pentathlon; 2 Swedish indoor Pentathlon (set world youth best); 1 English junior indoor HJ/LJ; 1 Florence Heptathlon (UK junior
record 1.93); 1 Loughborough International HJ (5 LJ); 17 Götzis Heptathlon; 1 WJC Heptathlon (pbs at HJ, JT & 800) / HJ (she won at 1.93, lower than her
heptathlon mark)
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JUNGFLEISCH Marie-Laurence
GER
23y
311d
1990
1.95
1.95 -12/13/14
5x German Champion (3 in + 2 out) ... 1.97i -14. =6 EJC 2009; 8 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq EIC 2011; dnq ECH 2012; no-heighted WCH final 2013; 8 WIC 2014;
5 ETCh 2014 (2011-10, 2013-5=). 1 German 2013/2014 & indoors 2011/2013/2014
In 2014: 8 WIC; 1 Eppingen; 1 Braunschweig; 1 Rehlingen; 5 ETCh; 1 Heilbronn; 1 Lucerne; 1 German
1261
SZABÓ Barbara
HUN
24y
178d
1990
1.91
1.91 -14
6x Hungarian Champion (5 out + 1 in) ... 1.92i -13. 15 World Youth 2007; dnq WJC 2008; 10 World Student Games 2013. 1 Hungarian
2008/2009/2012/2013/2014 (1 indoors 2010). 1 NCAA div 2 2013/2014 (1 indoors 2011/2012/2013/2014). Attends Western State Colorado University
In 2014: 1 NCAA div 2 indoor; 1 Boulder; 1 Mt SAC Relays; 1 Alamosa; 1 NCAA div 2; 2 Houston; 6 ETCh 1st League; 2 Sollentuna; 5 Lignano; 2 Lapinlahti; =1
Joensuu; 1 Hungarian
1276
SHAHAF Ma'ayan
ISR
27y
278d
1986
1.90
1.92 -11/13
(Née Furman)
Co-holder of Israeli record with Danial Frenkel ... 3x Israeli Champion
dnq EIC 2009/2011; dnq ECH 2010; 7 WSG 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Israeli 2007/2008/2009. Attends the Wingate Insitute in Netanya. Coach-Albert Pongin.
1.84 tall
In 2014: 1 Rishon Letzion (3x); 1 Tel Aviv; 1 Neurim; 1 ETCh 3rd League; 2 Israeli; =6 WCH
1301
TROST Alessia
ITA
21y
159d
1993
1.90
1.98 -13
2013 European under-23 Champion ... 2.00i -13. 1 World Youth 2009; 2 Youth Olympic Games 2010; 4 EJC 2011; 1 WJC 2012; =4 EIC 2013; =2 ETCh 2013; 1
under-23 ECH 2013; =7 WCH 2013. 1 Italian 2013/2014 (1 indoors 2013). Coach-Gianfranco Chessa. 1.88 tall
In 2014: 1 Italian under-23 indoor; 2 Conegliano; 4 Lignano; 1 Sacile; 1 Italian; 2 Spanish
LTU
22y
31d 1992
1.98
1.98 -14 NR
Three big silvers: 2010 World Junior, 2011 European Junior & 2011 World Student Games. Lithuanian record holder indoors & out
4 World Youth 2009; dnq WIC 2010/2012; 2 WJC 2010 (2008-dnq); 2 EJC 2011; 2 WSG 2011; dnq EIC 2011; 2 WSG 2011; 9 ECH 2012 (2010-dnq); 11 OLY
2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013; 12 WCH 2013; dnq WIC 2014. 1 Lithuanian 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 (1 indoors 2010/2011/2012/2014). 1.86 tall
In 2014: 1 Lithuanian Indoor Cup; 1 Lithuanian indoor; dnq WIC; 1 Lithuanian
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PALŠYTĖ Airinė
1347
ANGELSEN Tonje
NOR
24y
209d
1990
1.93
1.97 -12
2012 European silver with 1.97, she is second on the Norwegian all-time list after former World Champion Hanne Haugland
dnq WJC 2006/2008; 6 ETCh 2010; dnq ECH 2010; dnq EIC 2011; 4 under-23 ECH 2011; dnq WCH 2011; dnq WIC 2012; dnq OLY 2012; 8 ETCh 2013. 1
Norwegian 2011 (1 indoor 2011/2012). Coach-Roger Hollup. 1.79 tall
In 2014: 1 Norwegian indoor; 1 Stjørdal; =4 Oslo Diamond; 3 ETCh 1st League; nh Karlstad; 3 Lapinlahti; 2 Trondheim; 1 Oslo Boysen
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KASPRZYCKA Justyna
POL
26y
359d
1987
1.99
1.99 -14
Co-holder of Polish record (with Kamila Lićwinko) ... 9 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-10=); 12 ETCh 2010; 8 WSG 2013; 6 WCH 2013; 2 Francophone Games
2013; 4 WIC 2014. 1 Polish 2013/2014. 1.83 tall
In 2014: 2 Polish indoor; 4 WIC; 5 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Eugene Diamond; 3 Plock; 2 Szczecin; 7 Oslo Diamond; 6 Paris Diamond; 5 Glasgow Diamond; 1
Polish
POL
28y 145d 1986
1.97
1.99 -13 NR
(Née-Stepaniuk)
Co-holder of 2014 World indoor title (with Mariya Kuchina RUS)
Co-holder of Polish record (with Justyna Kasprzycka)
2.00i -14. 7 EJC 2005; 5 under-23 ECH 2007; 8 ECP 2008; 8 EIC 2009 (2013-dnq); =2 ETCh 2013 (2009-9, 2014-3=); 1 WSG 2013 (2009-4); =7 WCH 2013
(2009-dnq); =1 WIC 2014. 1 Polish 2007/2008/2009 (1 indoors 2006/2008/2009/2011/2013/2014). Attends Bialystok College of Physical Education and
Tourism ... Coach/husband Michał Lićwinko ... 1.83 tall
In 2014: 1 Polish indoor; =1 WIC; 7 Eugene Diamond; 1 Plock; 1 Szczecin; 8 Oslo Diamond; 3 Opole Festival; =3 ETCh; 10 Paris Diamond; 2 Polish
1378
LIĆWINKO Kamila
1415
STANCIU Daniela
ROU
26y
303d
1987
1.93
1.93 -14
212d
1993
2.00
2.00 -14
dnq EIC 2013. 1 Romanian 2011/2014 & indoors 2009
In 2014: 2 Romanian ‘International’; 2 ETCh 1st League; 1 Bucharest; 6 Lignano; 1 Romanian; 4 Balkan
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KUCHINA Mariya
RUS
21y
2010 Youth Olympic Champion ... co-holder of 2014 World indoor title (with Kamila Lićwinko POL)
2.01i -14. 2 World Youth 2009; 1 European Youth 2009; 1 Youth Olympic Games 2010; dnq EIC 2011; 1 EJC 2011; 3 WJC 2012; 1 ETCh 2013/2014; 2 WSG
2013. 1 Russian 2014 indoors & out. Coach-Boris Gorkov (same as 2004 Olympic Champion Yelena Slesarenko)
In 2014: =1 WIC; 4 Eugene Diamond; 1 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh; 2 Paris Diamond; 1 Russian
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GREEN Emma
SWE
29y
248d
1984
1.93
2.01 -10
2005 World bronze. 2010 European silver & 2012 bronze ... TJ pb: 13.69i -06. LJ pb: 6.41 -05. 200 pb: 23.02 -06. 1 European Youth 2001; 9 WJC 2002; 3 EJC
2003; 2 under-23 ECH 2005; 3 WCH 2005 (2007/2009-7=, 2011-11, 2013-5); 5 ECP 200 2006; =5 WIC 2010 (2006-2008-dnq, 2014-5); 2 ECH 2010 (2006-11,
2012-3); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 ETCh 2011; 8 OLY 2012 (2008-9); 3 EIC 2013 (2005-8, 2007-dnq). 1 Swedish
2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2013/2014 (1 indoor 2004/2005/2007/2008/2010/2013/2014). Uncle-Göte Green was a national class 400m-runner
(47.9) in the 1970s. Divorced from but still coached by Yannick Tregaro. 1.80 tall
In 2014: 3 Arnstadt; 1 Swedish indoor; 5 WIC; 4 London ‘Anniversary’; 1 Swedish
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YÜKSEL Burcu
TUR
24y
103d
1990
1.90
1.94 -11
(formerly known as Burcu Ayhan)
2012 Olympic finalist ... 14 World Youth 2007; 10 WJC 2008; 3 EJC 2009; 3 under-23 ECH 2011; 6 ECH 2012 (2010-9); 12 OLY 2012; =5 ETCh 2013 (2014
-7=); 1 Mediterranean Games 2013 (2009-2); 6 WSG 2013; dnq WCH 2013. 1 Turkish 2008/2009/2013/2014 (1 indoors 2012). 1.80 tall
In 2014: 1 Turkish indoor; =3 Balkan indoor; 1 Adana; 1 European Clubs Cup; 2 Turkish Clubs; 1 Istanbul Cezmi Or; =7 ETCh; 1 Turkish; 3 Balkan
1539
HERASHCHENKO Iryna
UKR
19y
157d
1995
1.92
1.92 -14
2011 World Youth silver, 2013 European junior bronze ... 2 World Youth 2011; 7 WJC 2012; dnq EIC 2013; 3 EJC 2013
In 2014: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 10 WIC; 2 Kiev; =5 Beijing World Challenge; 2 Filothei; 2 Kalamáta; 5 Ukrainian Teams; 1 Kiev junior; 1 Neurim; 5 WJC
1544
KOVALENKO Iryna
UKR
28y
58d
1986
1.90
1.93 -04/07
Former World Junior Champion ... 1 World Youth 2003; 1 WJC 2004; dnq EIC 2005/2007; 3 EJC 2005; 2 WSG 2005; dnq WIC 2006; 4 ECP 2006; dnq ECH
2006; 12 ETCh 2013. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2012. 1.81 tall
In 2014: 3 Berdychiv; 1 Karlstad; 2 Ukrainian
1549
OKUNEVA Oksana
UKR
24y
153d
1990
1.98
1.98 -14
=6 EJC 2009; =7 EIC 2011; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 8 WSG 2011; dnq WCH 2011/2013; dnq WIC 2012; 2 ETCh 2014. 1 Ukrainian 2011/2013/2014
In 2014: 2 Ukrainian indoor; 1 Filothei; 1 Kalamáta; 1 Ukrainian Teams; 1 Hengelo; 2 Opole Festival; 2 ETCh; 1 Berdychiv; 5 Paris Diamond; 1 Ukrainian
WORLD ALL-TIME LIST
2014 EUROPEAN LIST
1.....2.09.........Stefka Kostadinova BUL............ 1987
2.....2.08.........Blanka Vlašić CRO.....................2009
=3...2.07 ........Lyudmila Andonova BUL............1984
.......2.07.........Anna Chicherova RUS............... 2011
=5...2.06.........Kajsa Bergqvist SWE................. 2003
.......2.06.........Hestrie Cloete RSA.................... 2003
.......2.06.........Yelena Slesarenko RUS............ 2004
.......2.06.........Ariane Friedrich GER................. 2009
=9...2.05 ........Tamara Bykova RUS................. 1984
.......2.05 ........Heike Henkel GER..................... 1991
.......2.05.........Inga Babakova UKR...................1995
.......2.05.........Tia Hellebaut BEL...................... 2008
.......2.05.........Chaunté Lowe............................ 2010
1.....2.01.........Anna Chicherova RUS
=2...2.00.........Blanka Vlašić CRO
.......2.00.........Mariya Kuchina RUS
=4...1.99.........Justyna Kasprzycka POL
.......1.99.........Ruth Beitia ESP
=6...1.98.........Ana Šimić CRO
.......1.98.........Oksana Okuneva UKR
.......1.98.........Airinė Palšytė LTU
9.....1.97.........Kamila Lićwinko POL
=10.1.95.........Irina Gordeyeva RUS
.......1.95.........Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch GER
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