Andrea Mátay
Appearance
Andrea Mátay (born 27 September 1955 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian high jumper. Her outdoor personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in September 1979 in Mexico City.[1] She had 1.98 m on the indoor track, from February 1979 in Budapest. It was a world indoor record. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. She became Hungarian champion in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1985.[2]
She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1979 after having won the European Indoor Championships and the Summer Universiade the same year.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Hungary | |||||
1973 | European Indoor Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 5th | High jump | 1.84 m[3] |
European Junior Championships | Duisburg, West Germany | 4th | High jump | 1.78 m | |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 9th | High jump | 1.87 m |
1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 4th | High jump | 1.86 m |
1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 4th | High jump | 1.88 m |
European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6th | High jump | 1.85 m | |
1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 1st | High jump | 1.79 m |
Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | High jump | 1.94 m | |
1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 2nd | High jump | 1.93 m |
Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 10th | High jump | 1.85 m | |
1985 | European Indoor Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | High jump | 1.85 m |
1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | High jump | 1.88 m |
References
- ^ World women's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001
- ^ Hungarian Championships - GBR Athletics
- ^ 1973 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
External links
- Andrea Mátay at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Mátay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Hungarian female high jumpers
- Sportspeople from Budapest
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Hungary
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Hungarian athletics biography stubs