Nawal Meniker

Nawal Meniker (born 9 December 1997) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.[1]

Nawal Meniker
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: Outdoors 1.93m (Tucson, 2023)
High jump: Indoors 1.92m (Aubiére, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 NanjingHigh jump
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Eskilstuna High jump

Career

She won the silver medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing in 2014, behind Yuliya Levchenko.[2] She won the silver medal behind Morgan Lake in Eskilstuna at the 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships.[3]

She began to be coached by Mickaël Hanany, based in El Paso, Texas in 2022. Meniker cleared a personal best indoors height of 1.92m in Aubiére, in February 2023. She then cleared a height of 1.93 outdoors in Tucson, Arizona in April 2023.[4][5]

Making her World Championship debut in August 2023, she qualified for the high jump final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest with a jump of 1.89 metres.[6][7]

References
  1. "Nawal Meniker". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. "Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Results - World Athletics". World Athletics. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. Hingray, Arnaud (20 July 2015). "Athletics: Catalan Nawal Meniker wins silver in Sweden in the high jump". lindependant.fr. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. "Championnats de France : Solène Gicquel s'offre le titre et affole les compteurs". letelegramme. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. "Nawal Meniker clears 1.93m in Tucson". Newsinfrance.com. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. "Solène Gicquel qualifies for the high jump final at the world championships". euro.dayfr.com. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  7. "La Rennaise Solène Gicquel se qualifie pour la finale du saut en hauteur aux championnats du monde". Le Telegramme. August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.


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