Tina Šutej
 Šutej at the Union Leichtathletik Gala in Linz in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Slovenian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1988 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 4.76 m outdoors (Ljubljana 2021) 4.82 m indoors (Ostrava 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tina Šutej (born 7 November 1988) is a Slovenian pole vaulter. She won bronze medals at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and 2022 European Championships. Šutej earned a silver at the 2021 European Indoor Championships and again in 2023.
She took silver at the 2006 World Junior Championships. Šutej is the Slovenian record holder both in and outdoors.
Career
Šutej was born in Ljubljana and began competing in athletics at an early age, practising in a variety of events from the age of seven. A change of coach at her local club saw the arrival of a pole vault specialist, who encouraged her to focus on vaulting the high bar.[1] She made her international debut at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and finished eighth in the pole vault final. Her first medal came the following year as she was the runner-up behind Zhou Yang with a Slovenian junior record mark of 4.25 m.[2]
The next season saw her senior debut at the
The 2010 saw her make improvements as she recorded a national indoor record clearance of 4.46 m in February and went on to claim the national title outdoors with a Slovenian record mark of 4.50 m.
She competed at the
After seven years of no improvement, Šutej produced her finest season in 2019, equalling or improving her national record on five occasions, topped by a 4.73 m clearance in Velenje, Slovenia, on 15 September before capping her season at the World Championships where she reached the final.[2]
She improved the national indoor record to 4.74 m indoors and 4.75 m outdoors in 2020. The following year, she tied for
On 2 February 2023, Šutej set the 30th Slovenian record of her career when clearing 4.82 m for a win at the Czech Indoor Gala held in Ostrava.[8]
International competitions
1No mark in the final
References
- ^ European Athletics(2011-04-27). Retrieved on 2011-04-28.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 3 October 2017
- European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- ^ Sutej, Tina. Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- ^ Tina Sutej. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- European Athletics(2011-03-14). Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- ^ Tugman, Lindsey (May 16, 2011). "Women's Track & Field: Sutej sets NCAA record, team third". THV. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Duplantis and Warholm open seasons with world-leading marks". World Athletics. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.