Andrea Mátay

Andrea Mátay (born 27 September 1955 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian high jumper. Her outdoor personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in September 1979 in Mexico City.[1] She had 1.98 m on the indoor track, from February 1979 in Budapest. It was a world indoor record. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. She became Hungarian champion in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1985.[2]

She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1979 after having won the European Indoor Championships and the Summer Universiade the same year.

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Hungary
1973 European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 5th High jump 1.84 m
European Junior Championships Duisburg, West Germany 4th High jump 1.78 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 9th High jump 1.87 m
1977 European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 4th High jump 1.86 m
Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 4th High jump 1.84 m
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 4th High jump 1.88 m
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 6th High jump 1.85 m
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st High jump 1.79 m
Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 1st High jump 1.94 m
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 2nd High jump 1.93 m
Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 10th High jump 1.85 m
1981 Universiade Bucharest, Romania 9th High jump 1.88 m
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 6th High jump 1.85 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th High jump 1.88 m

References
  1. World women's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001
  2. Hungarian Championships - GBR Athletics
  • Andrea Mátay at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Mátay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Awards
Preceded by
Judit Magos		 Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1979		 Succeeded by
Magda Maros



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