Yelizaveta Matveyeva

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Yelizaveta Matveyeva
Personal information
Nationality Kazakhstani
Born (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.92m (Almaty, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bangkok High jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Tehran High jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Astana High jump

Yelizaveta Matveyeva (born 9 December 2001) is a high jumper from Kazakhstan. [1]

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Career

2022

She became Kazakhstan national champion in the high jump in Almaty in 2022 with a height of 1.88 metres. [2] She set a personal best clearance of 1.92 metres at the XXXII Qosanov Memorial in Almaty on 25 June 2022. [3]

2023

She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana with a clearance of 1.85 metres, as her country clinched a clean-sweep of the medals. [4] [5] She was a silver medalist at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, missing gold on count back after clearing the same 1.86m height as compatriot Kristina Ovchinnikova. [6] She was selected to make her global competition debut at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, but did not qualify for the final. [7] [8]

2024

In February 2024, she won the Kazhakstan national indoor title in Astana with a clearance of 1.88 metres. [9] She was a gold medalist in the high jump at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran. [10] She competed in the high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [11]

Personal life

She graduated from The Kazakh-American Free University in Almaty where she studied Physical Culture and Sports. [12]

References

  1. "Yelizaveta Matveyeva". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. "Kazakh Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. "XXXII Qosanov Memorial". World Athletics. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (12 February 2023). "Dubovitskaya leads Kazakhstan clean sweep at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. "MEETING WITH THE BRONZE MEDALIST OF THE ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP". kady.edu.kz. February 15, 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. Rowbottom, Mike (13 July 2023). "Japan and India win three golds each on day two of Asian Athletics Championships". Imsode the Games. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. "8 Kazakhstani athletes to vie at World Athletics Championships 2023". Inform.kz. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. "Women's High Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. "Women's high jump". World Athletics. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. "Kazakhstan wins 12 medals at XI Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran". inform.kz. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. "Women's high jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. "KAFU GRADUATE – WINNER OF THE XI ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP". kafu.edu. Retrieved 2 June 2024.