Nevena Lenđel
Nevena Lenđel (born 18 July 1979) is a retired Croatian high jumper.
She won the bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 1999 World Championships, the 2000 and 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final.[1]
Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Lenđel won the 2003 high jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 1.89 metres.[2]
Her personal best jump was 1.91 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Gothenburg.[1]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Croatia
| |||||
| 1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 12th | 1.75 m | |
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 18th (q) | 1.75 m | |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 7th | 1.84 m | |
| European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 7th | 1.82 m | ||
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 3rd | 1.84 m | |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 1.91 m | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 26th (q) | 1.85 m | ||
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 9th (q) | 1.91 m | |
| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 11th | 1.78 m | |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | 3rd | 1.91 m | ||
| Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | 1.87 m | ||
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 26th (q) | 1.79 m | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th (q) | 1.87 m | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nevena Lenđel at World Athletics
- ^ "Lendel Wins High Jump At Texas Relays". SMU Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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