(1979-04-01) 1 April 1979 (age 45) Santander, Spain
Height
1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight
71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country
Spain
Sport
Athletics
Event
High jump
Club
Atletismo Piélagos
Achievements and titles
Personal best
High jump: 2.02 m (2007)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Spain
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
1
0
1
World Championships
0
1
0
World Indoor Championships
0
2
2
European Championships
3
0
0
European Indoor Championships
1
4
1
Mediterranean Games
1
0
0
Total
6
7
4
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
High jump
2012 London
High jump
World Championships
2013 Moscow
High jump
World Indoor Championships
2010 Doha
High jump
2016 Portland
High jump
2006 Moscow
High jump
2014 Sopot
High jump
European Championships
2012 Helsinki
High jump
2014 Zürich
High jump
2016 Amsterdam
High jump
European Indoor Championships
2013 Gothenburg
High jump
2005 Madrid
High jump
2009 Torino
High jump
2011 Paris
High jump
2017 Belgrade
High jump
2007 Birmingham
High jump
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería
High jump
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beitia and the second or maternal family name is Vila.
Ruth Beitia
Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Cantabria
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2019
Preceded by
María José Sáenz de Buruaga
Member of the Parliament of Cantabria
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Personal details
Born
Ruth Beitia Vila
(1979-04-01) 1 April 1979 (age 45) Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Political party
People's Party of Cantabria
Occupation
Athlete, physical education teacher
Ruth Beitia Vila (Spanish pronunciation:[rutˈβejtja]; born 1 April 1979) is a retired high jumper who was the 2016 Olympic champion in the women's high jump. She was also a politician in the Partido Popular and a member of the Parliament of Cantabria.
RuthBeitia Vila (Spanish pronunciation: [rut ˈβejtja]; born 1 April 1979) is a retired high jumper who was the 2016 Olympic champion in the women's high...
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second ever medal for Burundi at the Olympics. In the women's high jump, RuthBeitia became Spain's inaugural female Olympic gold medalist in athletics, though...
disqualified for doping in 2019. The bronze medal was then reallocated to RuthBeitia of Spain in 2021. shot put The original winner, Nadzeya Ostapchuk of...
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after he tested positive for the blood-booster CERA. Furthermore, athlete Ruth Jebet won the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olympics...
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minutes (a personal best by more than six seconds). The more experienced RuthBeitia topped the women's high jump with a clearance of 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)...
the Games. In 2021, another two bronze medals were assigned to Spain's RuthBeitia in Athletics high jump and Alfonso Benavides in Canoeing C-1 200 metres...
Kovacs improved his shot put lead with his third win over 22 metres. RuthBeitia and Ekaterini Stefanidi also improved their leads with their third and...
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