Teja Melink

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Teja Melink (born 23 March 1980) is a Slovenian pole vaulter.

She finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade. [1] She also competed at the 1998 European Championships,[ citation needed ] the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final round. [1]

Her personal best jump is 4.30 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Trieste. [1] This was the Slovenian record at the time.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 22nd (q) 3.50 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (q) 3.40 m
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd (q) [2] 4.05 m [3]
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 24th (q) 3.80 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th (q) 4.15 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 19th (q) 4.15 m
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 4th 4.15 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 26th (q) 4.00 m
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 7th 4.00 m

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Teja Melink at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. No mark in the final.
  3. "Archived copy". www.eaa-athletics.ch. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)