Elisabeth Pihela

Elisabeth Pihela
Personal information
NationalityEstonia
Born (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHigh jump: 1.92m (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Estonia
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Jerusalem High jump
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tallinn High jump

Elisabeth Pihela (born 15 March 2004) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.[1]

Career

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At the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships, she won bronze with a new personal best clearance of 1.86m. At the same event in 2023, she won silver, jumping 1.88m to finish behind Angelina Topic.[2]

In June 2023, she set a new personal best clearing 1.92m in Pärnu.[3] That month she also cleared 1.91m at the Diamond League event in Lausanne.[4]

Pihela competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[5] The following week, she competed at the 2023 Diamond League event in Xiamen, China in September 2023, and finished fourth in the high jump.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "E.Pihela". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Elisabeth Pihela takes high jump silver at U-20 European Championships". err.ee. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ Tserp, Dave (11 June 2023). "Awesome! Elisabeth Pihela, who was away from athletics for half a year, jumped a mighty record (6)".
  4. ^ Naudi, Meelis. "Elisabeth Pihela defeated Karmen Bruusi at the Diamond League stage (20)". sport.Delfi.ee. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's High Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Womens high jump results". xiamen.diamondleague. 2 September 2023.