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Sylvie Prenveille
Sylvie Prenveille (born 2 September 1958 in Paris) is a former French athlete, who specialized in the high jump. Biography She won four championship titles of France in the high jump: one Outdoors in 1980 and three Indoors from 1977 to 1979. Her personal bests are 1.85 m outdoors (1984), and 1.90 Indoors (1983). Events * French Athletics Championships: ** winner of the high jump in 1980 * French Indoor Athletics Championships: ** winner of the high jump in 1977, 1978 and 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ... Records References * Docathlé2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, 2003, p. 427 1958 births Living people French female high jumpers Athletes from Paris French Athletics Championships winners {{France-highjump-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form, and the current universally preferred method is the Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar. The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the current men's record holder with a jump of set in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
