Argentine high jumper (born 1976)
Solange Witteveen
Full name Solange Marilú Witteveen Nationality Argentina Born (1976-02-06 ) February 6, 1976 (age 48) Buenos Aires , Argentina Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 59 kg (130 lb) Sport Athletics
Solange Marilú Witteveen (born 6 February 1976) is a retired Argentine high jumper . She won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games . She also represented Argentina at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens .
Career
Witteveen was born in Buenos Aires . Her personal best jump is 1.96 metres, achieved in September 1997 in Oristano . This is the current South American record.
Among her achievements, Witteveen won the 1997 South American Championships , the 1998 South American Games and the 1999 Pan American Games , as well as winning a bronze medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade . In both of her appearances at the Olympic Games , she cleared 1.89 m, finishing 20th overall in 2000 and 23rd in 2004.
In 2001, at the South 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.
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Argentina
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 m A
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
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
References
External links