Nelė Žilinskienė (née Savickytė, born 29 December 1969) is a

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n retired female

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 f ...

er. Born in

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, her personal best jump, first cleared in

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in July 1994, was 1.96 metres. She again cleared this height when finishing fifth in the 1996 Olympic final.

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* 1969 births Living people Lithuanian female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Telšiai Universiade silver medalists for Lithuania Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games {{lithuania-athletics-bio-stub