Argentine high jumper (born 1976)
Solange Witteveen
Personal information Full name Solange Marilú Witteveen Nationality Argentina Born (1976-02-06 ) February 6, 1976 (age 49) Buenos Aires ,Argentina Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 59 kg (130 lb) Sport Sport Athletics
Solange Marilú Witteveen (born 6 February 1976) is a retiredArgentine high jumper .[ 1] 1999 Pan American Games . She also represented Argentina at the2000 Olympic Games inSydney and the2004 Olympic Games inAthens .
Witteveen was born inBuenos Aires . Her personal best jump is 1.96 metres, achieved in September 1997 inOristano .[ 2] [ 3]
Among her achievements, Witteveen won the1997 South American Championships , the1998 South American Games and the1999 Pan American Games , as well as winning a bronze medal at the1999 Summer Universiade . In both of her appearances at theOlympic Games , she cleared 1.89 m, finishing 20th overall in 2000 and 23rd in 2004.
In 2001, at theSouth American Championships , she jumped 1.97 metres which would be the new South American record. She, however, failed a doping test for a banned substance and was disqualified from competition for two years.[ 4]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes RepresentingArgentina 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 Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 7th High jump 1.75 m 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 6th 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 mA 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
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