Yelizaveta Matveyeva

Yelizaveta Matveyeva
Personal information
Born (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001
Ust-Kamenogorsk,[1] Kazakhstan
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsHigh jump: 1.92m (Almaty, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BangkokHigh jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 TehranHigh jump
Bronze medal – third place2023 AstanaHigh jump

Yelizaveta Matveyeva (born 9 December 2001) is a high jumper from Kazakhstan.[2]

Career

2022

She became Kazakhstan national champion in the high jump in Almaty in 2022 with a height of 1.88 metres.[3] She set a personal best clearance of 1.92 metres at the XXXII Qosanov Memorial in Almaty on 25 June 2022.[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7] She was selected to make her global competition debut at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, but did not qualify for the final.[8][9]

2024

In February 2024, she won the Kazhakstan national indoor title in Astana with a clearance of 1.88 metres.[10] She was a gold medalist in the high jump at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran.[11] She competed in the high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1][12]

Personal life

She graduated from The Kazakh-American Free University in Almaty where she studied Physical Culture and Sports.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MATVEYEVA Yelizaveta". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Yelizaveta Matveyeva". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kazakh Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "XXXII Qosanov Memorial". World Athletics. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (12 February 2023). "Dubovitskaya leads Kazakhstan clean sweep at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "MEETING WITH THE BRONZE MEDALIST OF THE ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP". kady.edu.kz. February 15, 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (13 July 2023). "Japan and India win three golds each on day two of Asian Athletics Championships". Imsode the Games. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "8 Kazakhstani athletes to vie at World Athletics Championships 2023". Inform.kz. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Women's High Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Women's high jump". World Athletics. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kazakhstan wins 12 medals at XI Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran". inform.kz. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Women's high jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "KAFU GRADUATE – WINNER OF THE XI ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP". kafu.edu. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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