Melanie Skotnik

Melanie Skotnik (formerly Melfort; born 8 November 1982 in Hersbruck, West Germany) is a French-German high jumper. She holds both German and French citizenship through her parentage and represented Germany until 2004. She retired in June 2016.

Melanie Melfort
Melanie Melfort
Personal information
Birth nameMelanie Skotnik
NationalityFrench and German
Born (1982-11-08) 8 November 1982
Hersbruck, West Germany
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
World finalsbest result: 7th at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
National finals1st at the 2003 German Athletics Championships; 1st at several French Athletics Championships
Olympic finalsbest result: 9th at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal best(s)High jump (outdoor):
1.96 m (2007; =NR)
High jump (indoor):
1.97 m (2003, 2007)[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place2013 NiceHigh jump
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2005 AlmeríaHigh jump

Skotnik finished in seventh position and ninth position respectively in the finals of the 2007 World Championships and 2009 World Championships. She was eliminated in the qualification rounds of the 2005 and 2011 World Championships.

At her first Olympics - the 2008 Summer Olympics, Skotnik fell 4 cm short of reaching the final after clearing 1.89 metres to finish joint 16th place in the qualification round. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the final and finished in 9th place at 1.93m.[2]

Skotnik's outdoor personal best jump is 1.96m, achieved on 11 August 2007 in Castres, which tied her with the French national outdoor record first set by Maryse Éwanjé-Épée on July 21, 1985. She has won several French Athletics Championships (outdoor and indoor) titles. However, she still competes in the German national championships as a member of LG Domspitzmilch Regensburg, but represents France internationally.[3] Skotnik also holds the French national indoor record of 1.97m, achieved in Aubière on 18 February 2007 and in Dortmund in February 2003[4]

Skotnik married a French sprinter, Jimmy Melfort, in July 2009. She reverted to her maiden name in 2013, announcing that she was in the process of divorcing Jimmy Melfort, who had been her coach since 2005. [5]

Results in international competitions

  • Note: Only the position and height in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. (q) means the athlete did not qualify for the final, with the overall position and height in the qualification round indicated.
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Germany
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 1.79 m
European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 12th 1.79 m
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 5th 1.85 m
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 1.87 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (q) 1.86 m
Representing  France
2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 2nd 1.95 m
European Cup Florence, Italy 3rd 1.92 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th (q) 1.88 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 1.92 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 7th 1.94 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 16th (q) 1.89 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 8th 1.92 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th 1.92 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 15th (q) 1.92 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 1.92 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th 1.93 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th (q) 1.92 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 1st 1.90 m

References

  1. Melanie Melfort's profile at the IAAF site
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melanie Skotnik-Melfort". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. Fuchs, Christian (14 June 2006). "Melanie Skotnik wird eine Regensburgerin". Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  4. IAAF indoor profile for Melanie Skotnik
  5. "Une nouvelle vie" (in French). DNA.fr. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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