Kazakhstani athlete (born 2001)
Yelizaveta Matveyeva
Nationality Kazakhstani Born (2001-12-09 ) 9 December 2001 (age 22) Sport Athletics Event High jump Personal best(s) High jump: 1.92m (Almaty, 2022)
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]
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