In March 2017 Airinė Palšytė won the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade,
wirh a leap of 2.01m for both a National Record and a then World leading height.
In London she had to settle for 7th place after failing 1.95m three times.
2017 World Athletics Championship. London Olympic Stadium,
England.
Women's high jump final
1. |
LASITSKENE |
Mariya
|
Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) |
2.03 |
**
|
2. |
LEVCHENKO |
Yuliya
|
Ukraine (UKR) |
2.01 |
|
3. |
LICWINKO |
Kamila
|
Poland (POL) |
1.99 |
|
4. |
JUNGFLEISH |
Marie-Laurence
|
Germany (GER)
|
1.95 |
|
5. |
THOMPSON-JOHNSON |
Katarina
|
Great Britain (GBR) |
1.95 |
|
6. |
LAKE |
Morgan |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1.95 |
|
7. |
PALSYTE |
Airinė |
Lithuania (LTU) |
1.92 |
|
7. |
DEMIREVA |
Mirela |
Bulgaria (BUL) |
1.92 |
|
Lasitskene was the first Authorised Neutral Athlete to win a gold medal.
For the medal ceremony, the "IAAF Anthem" was played as a substitute for a national anthem.
She did not sing the words. (Did anyone know them ?)