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Elena Vallortigara

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Elena Vallortigara
Elena Vallortigara Meeting de Paris 2018
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1991-09-21) 21 September 1991 (age 33)
Schio, Italy
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Coached byStefano Giardi
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • High jump: 2.02 m (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene High jump
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moncton High jump
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ostrava High jump

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]

Career

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Vallortigara at Oregon22.

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]

2018 progression

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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]

  Competitions over 1.94 m
Date Competition Venue Position Measure Note
25 April Trofeo della Liberazione Italy Siena 1st 1.94 m
1 May Meeting Città di Palmanova Italy Palmanova 1st 1.90 m
5 May Regional Championships Italy Caorle 1st 1.95 m
31 May Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Italy Rome 3rd 1.94 m
3 June FBK Games Netherlands Hengelo 4th 1.91 m
6 June Klaverblad High Jump Meeting Netherlands Zoetermeer 1st 1.96 m
23 June Italian Athletics Clubs Championships Italy Modena 1st 1.94 m
30 June Meeting de Paris France Paris 5th 1.94 m
18 July Meeting International d'Athlétisme Belgium Liège 1st 1.91 m
22 July London Anniversary Games United Kingdom London 2nd 2.02 m
9 September Italian Championships Italy Pescara 1st 1.91 m

Personal bests

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  • High jump: 2.02 m (United Kingdom London, 22 July 2018)[5]
  • High jump indoor: 1.96 m (Italy Ancona, 23 February 2020)

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2018 European Championships Germany Berlin 15th High jump 1.86 m [6]
Diamond League 4th High jump 21 pts [7]
2019 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 17th High jump 1.89 m
World Championships Qatar Doha 17th High jump 1.90 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Poland Toruń 14th High jump 1.87 m
2022 World Championships United States Eugene 3rd High jump 2.00 m SB

Progression

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  Personal Best
  Top 10 World Rank
Year Age Outdoor Indoor Venue Date World Rank
2022 31 2.00 m United States Eugene 19 July 2[8]
1.92 m Italy Ancona 27 February 15
2021 30 1.96 m France Sotteville-lès-Rouen 11 July 10
1.93 m[9] Slovakia Banská Bystrica 2 February 11
2020 29 1.88 m Italy Padua 30 August 22
1.96 m Italy Ancona 23 February 5
2019 28 1.91 m Switzerland Bellinzona 1 September 32
1.92 m Italy Ancona 15 February 21
2018 27 2.02 m United Kingdom London 22 July 2
1.84 m Switzerland Sainte-Croix 3 February 73
2017 26 1.86 m Italy Catania 16 June 79
1.87 m Italy Ancona 18 February 48
2016 25 1.82 m Italy Modena 17 June 159
1.83 m Italy Florence 15 February 108
2015 24 1.84 m Italy Cles 28 Augu 126
1.86 m Italy Pordenone 31 January 49
2014 23 1.84 m Italy Cles 29 Augu 128
1.78 m Italy Padua 11 January 212
2013 22 1.85 m Italy Milan 27 July 108
not disputed
2012 21 1.86 m Italy Misano Adriatico 16 June 105
not disputed
2011 20 injured
1.90 m Italy Padua 29 January 22
2010 19 1.91 m France Annecy 11 September 32
1.87 m Italy Ancona 31 January 50
2009 18 1.87 m Italy Milan 2 Augu 70
1.72 m Italy Padua 17 January -
2008 17 1.82 m Italy Chiuro 14 June 161
1.85 m Italy Ancona 10 February 61
2007 16 1.86 m Serbia Beograd 26 July 88
1.74 m Italy Genoa 24 February -
2006 15 1.75 m Italy Brixen 4 June -
not disputed

National titles

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Vallortigara has won 10 national championships at individual senior level.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Eugene, Vallortigara salta sul bronzo mondiale!". fidal.it (in Italian). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ "ELENA VALLORTIGARA ATHLETE PROFILE - HONOURS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Athletics VALLORTIGARA Elena". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. ^ "Elena Vallortigara - Results". iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. ^ "KORIR SCORCHES TO 800M WORLD LEAD IN LONDON". iaaf.org. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Yet the performance of Italian Elena Vallortigara, who made third time clearances at 2.00m and 2.02m to record consecutive personal bests
  6. ^ She was the first of the athletes excluded for the final.
  7. ^ "2018 IAAF Diamond League - Standings Women". iaaf.org. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ Update at 21 July
  9. ^ "Vallortigara 1,93 nello show di Mahuchikh" (in Italian). fidal.it. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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