Quantum leap in W40 high jump WR — among 3 set in Europe

Venelina blew past 6 feet and 40

Venelina blew past 6 feet and 40 with her record.

Four-time Olympian Venelina Veneva, who turned 40 last June, jumped out of her head Sunday at the Bulgarian national championships, clearing 1.90 meters (6-2 3/4) and shattering the listed indoor (and outdoor) WRs. The listed W40 indoor best is 1.80 (5-10 3/4) by Oana Pantelimon. The outdoor WR is 1.87 (6-1 1/2) by Iryná Myhalchenko. So that gives Amy Acuff something to shoot for (besides another world team). Weia Reinboud shared that news as well as links to latest W75 WR for Holland’s Rietje Dijkman, whose 1.20 (3-11 1/4) indoor WR matches her own outdoor WR. And the year of the miler continues, with news that Holland’s Cees Stolwijk ran 1500 in 4:43.01 Saturday to lower the listed M65 WR of 4:44.88 by countryman Johannes Smeets. Also: Check out German nationals results.

Here's how Cees broke the M65 indoor WR at 1500. Go get em, Nolan!

Here’s how Cees broke the M65 indoor WR at 1500. Go get em, Nolan!

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February 18, 2015

6 Responses

  1. ventsi - February 19, 2015

    Correction needed: Venelina jumped 1.94m on Sunday!
    Born 13.06.1974. She improved twice the world indoor record in high jump W40 in the last weeks: first she jumped 190 cm in “Russian Winter” (in Moscow) on 1 Feb. On 15 Feb. at the Bulgarian National Champ. (men and women, not masters) she cleared 194 cm (covered normative for World’s in Beijing in August).
    Video (190 cm last week at another competition):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7aZGxDudnQ
    Her IAAF profile is here: http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/bulgaria/venelina-veneva-mateeva-62770#progression (as you can see, PB 204 cm from 2001). Similar to Merlene Ottey :).
    On 12 July 2014 she jumped 190 cm – a World outdoor record in W40:
    http://www.bfla.org/2014/2014/19_vulpev/women/hijump.htm .

  2. Ben Ami - February 21, 2015

    he win again… now… balcanic games!

  3. Ben Ami - February 22, 2015

    http://www.balkan-athletics.eu/results/Balkan%20Indoor%20Championships/20th%20Balkan%20Indoor%20Championships%202015%20Istanbul,%20TUR/Women/Full%20Results%20Women.pdf

  4. Ben Ami - March 6, 2015

    and she strike again!
    1.94
    http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/2015/athletics/event/womens-high-jump/phase=atw071900/index.html?intcmp=%5B#%5D-schline-calltoaction

  5. Ken Stone - March 6, 2015

    Hope she goes higher in the finals!

    And her profile notes W40 record status:
    http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=v/athlete=133578-veneva-mateeva-venelina/index.html

  6. Ken Stone - March 7, 2015

    She went 1.90 in final, taking seventh:
    http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/2015/athletics/event/womens-high-jump/phase=atw071100/index.html?v=20150307152554&intcmp=%5B#%5D-schline-result

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