Elena Vallortigara

Elena Vallortigara (born 21 September 1991) is an Italian high jumper who won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[1]

Elena Vallortigara
Elena Vallortigara Meeting de Paris 2018
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1991-09-21) 21 September 1991
Schio, Italy
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Coached byStefano Giardi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 2.02 m (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 EugeneHigh jump
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 MonctonHigh jump
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 OstravaHigh jump

Career
Vallortigara at Oregon22.

Vallortigara has won two bronze medals at the youth world level and eight national championship at senior level.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in High jump.[3]

2018 progression

Prior to 2018 Vallortigara had a best of 1.91 m established in 2010 at the age of 18. In 2018 she improved to 2.02 m for the second best performance for the year, behind the 2.04 m of Mariya Lasitskene. During the season she had seven competitions with a result of at least 1.94 m.[4]

  Competitions over 1.94 m
DateCompetitionVenuePositionMeasureNote
25 AprilTrofeo della LiberazioneItaly Siena1st1.94 m
1 MayMeeting Città di PalmanovaItaly Palmanova1st1.90 m
5 MayRegional ChampionshipsItaly Caorle1st1.95 m
31 MayGolden Gala Pietro MenneaItaly Rome3rd1.94 m
3 JuneFBK GamesNetherlands Hengelo4th1.91 m
6 JuneKlaverblad High Jump MeetingNetherlands Zoetermeer1st1.96 m
23 JuneItalian Athletics Clubs ChampionshipsItaly Modena1st1.94 m
30 JuneMeeting de ParisFrance Paris5th1.94 m
18 JulyMeeting International d'AthlétismeBelgium Liège1st1.91 m
22 JulyLondon Anniversary GamesUnited Kingdom London2nd2.02 m
9 SeptemberItalian ChampionshipsItaly Pescara1st1.91 m

Personal bests
  • High jump: 2.02 m (United Kingdom London, 22 July 2018)[5]
  • High jump indoor: 1.96 m (Italy Ancona, 23 February 2020)

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
2018 European Championships Germany Berlin 15th High jump 1.86 m [6]
Diamond League 4th High jump 21 pts [7]
2019 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 17th High jump 1.89 m
World Championships Qatar Doha 17th High jump 1.90 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Poland Toruń 14th High jump 1.87 m
2022 World Championships United States Eugene 3rd High jump 2.00 m SB

Progression
  Personal Best
  Top 10 World Rank
YearAge Outdoor Indoor VenueDateWorld Rank
202231 2.00 mUnited States Eugene19 July2[8]
1.92 mItaly Ancona27 February15
202130 1.96 mFrance Sotteville-lès-Rouen11 July10
1.93 m[9]Slovakia Banská Bystrica2 February11
202029 1.88 mItaly Padua30 August22
1.96 mItaly Ancona23 February5
201928 1.91 mSwitzerland Bellinzona1 September32
1.92 mItaly Ancona15 February21
201827 2.02 mUnited Kingdom London22 July2
1.84 mSwitzerland Sainte-Croix3 February73
201726 1.86 mItaly Catania16 June79
1.87 mItaly Ancona18 February48
201625 1.82 mItaly Modena17 June159
1.83 mItaly Florence15 February108
201524 1.84 mItaly Cles28 Augu126
1.86 mItaly Pordenone31 January49
201423 1.84 mItaly Cles29 Augu128
1.78 mItaly Padua11 January212
201322 1.85 mItaly Milan27 July108
not disputed
201221 1.86 mItaly Misano Adriatico16 June105
not disputed
201120 injured
1.90 mItaly Padua29 January22
201019 1.91 mFrance Annecy11 September32
1.87 mItaly Ancona31 January50
200918 1.87 mItaly Milan2 Augu70
1.72 mItaly Padua17 January-
200817 1.82 mItaly Chiuro14 June161
1.85 mItaly Ancona10 February61
200716 1.86 mSerbia Beograd26 July88
1.74 mItaly Genoa24 February-
200615 1.75 mItaly Brixen4 June-
not disputed

National titles

Vallortigara has won 10 national championships at individual senior level.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Eugene, Vallortigara salta sul bronzo mondiale!". fidal.it (in Italian). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. "ELENA VALLORTIGARA ATHLETE PROFILE - HONOURS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "Athletics VALLORTIGARA Elena". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. "Elena Vallortigara - Results". iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. "KORIR SCORCHES TO 800M WORLD LEAD IN LONDON". iaaf.org. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Yet the performance of Italian Elena Vallortigara, who made third time clearances at 2.00m and 2.02m to record consecutive personal bests
  6. She was the first of the athletes excluded for the final.
  7. "2018 IAAF Diamond League - Standings Women". iaaf.org. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. Update at 21 July
  9. "Vallortigara 1,93 nello show di Mahuchikh" (in Italian). fidal.it. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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