peoplepill id: andrea-matay
AM
2 views today
2 views this week
The basics
Quick Facts
Intro
Hungarian high jumper
Places
Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary
Age
69 years
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
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. 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.
She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1979 after having won the European Indoor Championships and the Summer Universiade the same year.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Hungary | |||||
| 1973 | European Indoor Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 5th | High jump | |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 9th | High jump | |
| 1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastian, Spain | 4th | High jump | |
| 1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 4th | High jump | |
| European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6th | High jump | ||
| 1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 1st | High jump | |
| Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | High jump | 1.94 CR, PB | |
| 1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 2nd | High jump | |
| Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 10th | High jump | ||
| 1985 | European Indoor Championships | Athen, Greece | 6th | High jump | |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | High jump | |
The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article.
The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Andrea Mátay is in following lists
By field of work
comments so far.
Comments
Andrea Mátay