Quick Facts
Biography
Solange Marilú Witteveen (born 6 February 1976) is a retired Argentine high jumper. She won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. She also represented Argentina at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Career
Witteveen was born in Buenos Aires. Her personal best jump is 1.96 metres, achieved in September 1997 in Oristano. This is the current South American record.
Among her achievements, Witteveen won the 1997 South American Championships, the 1998 South American Games and the 1999 Pan American Games, as well as winning a bronze medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade. In both of her appearances at the Olympic Games, she cleared 1.89 m, finishing 20th overall in 2000 and 23rd in 2004.
In 2001, at the South American Championships, she jumped 1.97 metres which would be the new South American record. She, however, tested positive for a banned substance and was disqualified from competition for two years.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Argentina | |||||
| 1992 | South American Youth Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | High jump | 1.70 m |
| 1993 | South American Junior Championships | Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | 1st | High jump | 1.75 m |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 5th | High jump | 1.65 m |
| South American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 2nd | High jump | 1.76 m | |
| 1995 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Long jump | 5.67 m |
| South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | High jump | 1.74 m | |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 6th | High jump | 1.80 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 21st (q) | High jump | 1.80 m |
| South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | High jump | 1.89 m | |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 16th (q) | High jump | 1.92 m | |
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | 8th | High jump | 1.91 m | |
| 1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | High jump | 1.83 m |
| South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | High jump | 1.75 m A | |
| 1999 | South American Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | – | High jump | NM |
| Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 3rd | High jump | 1.93 m | |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | High jump | 1.88 m | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 30th (q) | High jump | 1.85 m | |
| 2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | High jump | 1.87 m |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 20th (q) | High jump | 1.89 m | |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| – | High jump | DQ | |||
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 7th | High jump | 1.80 m |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 18th (q) | High jump | 1.85 m | |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 5th | High jump | 1.86 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 23rd (q) | High jump | 1.89 m | |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | High jump | 1.88 m |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 4th | High jump | 1.81 m |
| South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 14.79 s | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:00.98 min | |||
| 2nd | High jump | 1.82 m | |||
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | High jump | 1.81 m |
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | High jump | 1.81 m | |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 3rd | High jump | 1.83 m |
| 4th | Triple jump | 12.39 m | |||
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | High jump | 1.85 m |
| 6th | Triple jump | 12.53 m | |||
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres hurdles – 14.62 (+1.5 m/s) (Buenos Aires 2006)
- High jump – 1.96 (Oristano 1997)
- Long jump – 6.27 (+0.3 m/s) (Montevideo 1999)
- Triple jump – 12.43 (+1.3 m/s) (Buenos Aires 2006)
Indoor
- High jump – 1.94 (Brno 2000)