Elena Vallortigara (born 21 September 1991) is an Italian high jumper who won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[1]
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Schio, Italy | 21 September 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Stefano Giardi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vallortigara has won two bronze medals at the youth world level and eight national championship at senior level.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in High jump.[3]
Prior to 2018 Vallortigara had a best of 1.91 m established in 2010 at the age of 18. In 2018 she improved to 2.02 m for the second best performance for the year, behind the 2.04 m of Mariya Lasitskene. During the season she had seven competitions with a result of at least 1.94 m.[4]
Date | Competition | Venue | Position | Measure | Note |
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25 April | Trofeo della Liberazione | Siena | 1st | 1.94 m | |
1 May | Meeting Città di Palmanova | Palmanova | 1st | 1.90 m | |
5 May | Regional Championships | Caorle | 1st | 1.95 m | |
31 May | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | Rome | 3rd | 1.94 m | |
3 June | FBK Games | Hengelo | 4th | 1.91 m | |
6 June | Klaverblad High Jump Meeting | Zoetermeer | 1st | 1.96 m | |
23 June | Italian Athletics Clubs Championships | Modena | 1st | 1.94 m | |
30 June | Meeting de Paris | Paris | 5th | 1.94 m | |
18 July | Meeting International d'Athlétisme | Liège | 1st | 1.91 m | |
22 July | London Anniversary Games | London | 2nd | 2.02 m | |
9 September | Italian Championships | Pescara | 1st | 1.91 m |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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2018 | European Championships | Berlin | 15th | High jump | 1.86 m | [6] |
Diamond League | 4th | High jump | 21 pts | [7] | ||
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow | 17th | High jump | 1.89 m | |
World Championships | Doha | 17th | High jump | 1.90 m | ||
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń | 14th | High jump | 1.87 m | |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene | 3rd | High jump | 2.00 m | SB |
Year | Age | Outdoor | Indoor | Venue | Date | World Rank |
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2022 | 31 | 2.00 m | Eugene | 19 July | 2[8] | |
1.92 m | Ancona | 27 February | 15 | |||
2021 | 30 | 1.96 m | Sotteville-lès-Rouen | 11 July | 10 | |
1.93 m[9] | Banská Bystrica | 2 February | 11 | |||
2020 | 29 | 1.88 m | Padua | 30 August | 22 | |
1.96 m | Ancona | 23 February | 5 | |||
2019 | 28 | 1.91 m | Bellinzona | 1 September | 32 | |
1.92 m | Ancona | 15 February | 21 | |||
2018 | 27 | 2.02 m | London | 22 July | 2 | |
1.84 m | Sainte-Croix | 3 February | 73 | |||
2017 | 26 | 1.86 m | Catania | 16 June | 79 | |
1.87 m | Ancona | 18 February | 48 | |||
2016 | 25 | 1.82 m | Modena | 17 June | 159 | |
1.83 m | Florence | 15 February | 108 | |||
2015 | 24 | 1.84 m | Cles | 28 Augu | 126 | |
1.86 m | Pordenone | 31 January | 49 | |||
2014 | 23 | 1.84 m | Cles | 29 Augu | 128 | |
1.78 m | Padua | 11 January | 212 | |||
2013 | 22 | 1.85 m | Milan | 27 July | 108 | |
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2012 | 21 | 1.86 m | Misano Adriatico | 16 June | 105 | |
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2011 | 20 | injured | ||||
1.90 m | Padua | 29 January | 22 | |||
2010 | 19 | 1.91 m | Annecy | 11 September | 32 | |
1.87 m | Ancona | 31 January | 50 | |||
2009 | 18 | 1.87 m | Milan | 2 Augu | 70 | |
1.72 m | Padua | 17 January | - | |||
2008 | 17 | 1.82 m | Chiuro | 14 June | 161 | |
1.85 m | Ancona | 10 February | 61 | |||
2007 | 16 | 1.86 m | Beograd | 26 July | 88 | |
1.74 m | Genoa | 24 February | - | |||
2006 | 15 | 1.75 m | Brixen | 4 June | - | |
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Vallortigara has won 10 national championships at individual senior level.[10]
Yet the performance of Italian Elena Vallortigara, who made third time clearances at 2.00m and 2.02m to record consecutive personal bests