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She is the 2020 Olympic champion and three-time world champion ( 2015, 2017 and 2019 ). With her victory in Tokyo, Lasitskene became the fourth female high jumper in history (after Stefka Kostadinova, Heike Henkel & Anna Chicherova) to win gold at both the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
Jun 10, 2022 · Russian Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene has called on the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to end sanctions against Russian athletes.
Honours Summary. 1 x Olympic champion. 3 x World champion. 6 x Diamond League Final winner. 2 x World Indoor champion. More Honours. World Rankings. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests.
Aug 7, 2021 · With three world titles already to her credit, Mariya Lasitskene needed an Olympic gold medal to complete her resume. The authorised neutral athlete achieved that goal on Saturday (7), clearing 2.04m to become champion in the women’s high jump at the Tokyo Games on the final night of competition at the National Stadium.
Nov 13, 2021 · One of the best high jumpers in recent years, Mariya Lasitskene has proved time and time again that she is the athlete to beat at European Athletics events. ...
ROC's Mariya Lasitskene has won the women's high jump gold medal after producing a huge jump of 2.04m in the Olympic final. Lasitskene was the only athlete to clear the mark, with Nicola McDermott of Australia jumping 2.02m to claim silver and Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh taking the third spot on the podium with 2.00m.
Aug 7, 2021 · TOKYO (AP) — Mariya Lasitskene should have been here five years ago. Politics got in the way. And it ate at her as the Russian high jumper prepared for the Tokyo Games. She was the reigning world champion heading into Rio de Janeiro.
Aug 7, 2021 · Russian Mariya Lasitskene added Olympic gold to her three world titles, winning the women's high jump at the Tokyo Games with a leap of 2.04 metres on Saturday.
Sep 8, 2021 · ZURICH -- Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene soared above her gold medal leap to clear a world-leading 2.05 meters (6.72 feet) at the Diamond League finals on Wednesday.
Oct 1, 2019 · Mariya Lasitskene has made athletics history at the world championships on Monday, becoming the first person in history to win the world high jump title three times.
