Andrea Mátay

Andrea Mátay (born 27 September 1955 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian high jumper. Her outdoor personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in September 1979 in Mexico City.[1] She had 1.98 m on the indoor track, from February 1979 in Budapest. It was a world indoor record. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. She became Hungarian champion in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1985.[2]

She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1979 after having won the European Indoor Championships and the Summer Universiade the same year.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Hungary
1973 European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 5th High jump 1.84 m
European Junior Championships Duisburg, West Germany 4th High jump 1.78 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 9th High jump 1.87 m
1977 European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 4th High jump 1.86 m
Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 4th High jump 1.84 m
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 4th High jump 1.88 m
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 6th High jump 1.85 m
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st High jump 1.79 m
Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 1st High jump 1.94 m
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 2nd High jump 1.93 m
Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 10th High jump 1.85 m
1981 Universiade Bucharest, Romania 9th High jump 1.88 m
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 6th High jump 1.85 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th High jump 1.88 m

References

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  • Andrea Mátay at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Mátay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1979
Succeeded by