| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elena Maria Assunta Meuti |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 28 June 1983 Rome, Italy |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | High jump |
| Club | Audacia Record Atletica |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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Elena Meuti (Rome, 26 June 1983) is a female Italian athlete, specializes in the high jump, her personal best of 1.92 m, which is the 6th Italian best performance of all-time.
The best career result at the international level, it was the 12th place at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, when in order to qualify to the final, twice had to improve their staff, bringing it to 1.92 m.
The September 22, 2012 is found a positive antidoping (cannabis), after his performance in the final gold A (championship ever on the track), which was held in Modena. In the analyzed sample is found to contain THC Metabolite> DL. [1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Italy | |||||
| 1998 | Gymnasiade | Shanghai, China | 2nd | High jump | 1.77 m [2] |
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 4th | High jump | 1.85 m |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 11th | High jump | 1.84 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 12th | High jump | 1.88 m [3] [4] |
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