Jump to content

Yelizaveta Matveyeva

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Hildreth gazzard (talk | contribs) at 17:30, 2 June 2024 (Career). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Yelizaveta Matveyeva
Personal information
NationalityKazakhstani
Born (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.92m (Almaty, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bangkok High jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tehran High jump
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Astana High jump

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

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]

Personal life

She graduated from The Kazakh-American Free University in Almaty where she studied Physical Culture and Sports.[11]

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. ^ "KAFU GRADUATE – WINNER OF THE XI ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP". kafu.edu. Retrieved 2 June 2024.