The pictures above show Vita Palamar during the final of the women's High Jump
at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She finished in creditable 5th place
- her best finish at a major championship - with a jump of 1.99m.
In November 2016 she was removed from the results following a review of
her blood sample. Traces of drugs were found. Likewise 4th place Slesarenko !
In May 2017, she was disqualified for two years.
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Women's High Jump Final.
2008 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Tia HELLEBAUT |
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BEL |
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2.05m |
| 2. Blanka VLASIC |
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CRO |
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2.05m |
| 3. Anna CHICHEROVA |
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RUS |
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2.03m |
| X. Elena SLESARENKO |
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RUS |
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2.01m |
| X. Vita PALAMAR |
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UKR |
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1.99m |
| 6. Chaunte HOWARD |
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USA |
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1.99m |
| 7. Ruth BEITIA |
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ESP |
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1.96m |
| 8. Ariane FRIEDRICH |
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GER |
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1.96m |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2015 1.86 Kirovohrad 08 JUN
2015 1.86 Dakar 23 MAY
2014 1.93 Berdychiv 28 JUN
2014 1.93 Kyiv 03 JUN
2013 1.91 Kyiv 14 JUN
2012 1.90 Yalta 27 MAY
2011 1.87 Donetsk 03 AUG
2009 1.95 Doha 08 MAY
2008 1.99 Beijing 23 AUG
2007 2.00 Shanghai 28 SEP
2006 1.92 Kyiv 25 AUG
2005 1.95 Madrid 16 JUL
2005 1.95 Zagreb 11 JUL
2005 1.95 Kyiv 02 JUL
2004 1.94 Kyiv 25 JUN
2003 2.01 Monaco 13 SEP (personal best)
2003 2.01 Zürich 15 AUG (personal best)
2002 1.95 Berdychiv 07 SEP
2001 1.99 Bruxelles 24 AUG
2001 1.99 Zürich 17 AUG
2000 1.98 Kyiv 05 AUG
1999 1.93 Lapinlahti 04 JUL
1998 1.89
1997 1.88
1996 1.89
1995 1.88
1994 1.91 Odessa 23 APR
1993 1.83