VALLORTIGARA Elena

Date of Birth: 21 Sep 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SCHIO

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : SIENA

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's High Jump

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Women's High Jump Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (1.89)

European Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2018	Berlin, GER	Qual. (1.86)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	High Jump
2020	1 x 7th
2019	2 x 7th, 1 x 12th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2018	High Jump	London, GBR	2.02
3	2018	High Jump	Rome, ITA	1.94
5	2018	High Jump	Zurich, SUI	1.85
5	2018	High Jump	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	1.94
7	2020	High Jump	Rome, ITA	1.80
7	2019	High Jump	Stockholm, SWE	1.78
7	2019	High Jump	Doha, QAT	1.85
12	2019	High Jump	Brussels, BEL	1.85

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2018	High Jump	World Challenge	Hengelo, NED	1.91

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Elly (sport.sky.it, 23 Sep 2019)

Reading, travelling, knitting, watching volleyball. (sport.sky.it, 23 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Psychology - eCampus University, Italy

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

CS Carabinieri [Italy]

Stefano Giardi [personal], ITA

In late 2018 she suffered a stress reaction in her ankle and was sidelined for several months. (spikes.worldathletics.org, 15 Jan 2019)

In 2012 she was out for six months due to ankle inflammation. (worldathletics.org, 25 Jul 2018)

In late 2010 she twisted her ankle. In mid-2011 she injured the ankle again and suffered ligament damage, which required surgery. (worldathletics.org, 25 Jul 2018)

In 2007 she suffered a knee injury. (fidal.it, 31 Dec 2019)

She began athletics at age eight in Schio, Italy. (sport.sky.it, 23 Sep 2019)

She was initially involved in swimming and artistic gymnastics, but switched to athletics because she wanted to take up an outdoor sport. (fidal.it, 31 Dec 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Mondo SportFlooring YouTube channel, 29 Apr 2020)

Setting a personal best of 2.02m in the high jump at the 2018 Diamond League event in London, England. (spikes.worldathletics.org, 15 Jan 2019)

Philosophy:

"It's important to have good support around you, people who make you feel good and love you just the way you are - those who help you forget the bad moments and learn from what you did wrong." (spikes.worldathletics.org, 15 Jan 2019)

General Interest

General
INJURY TROUBLE
She has suffered a number of injury setbacks during her career, including a series of ankle problems. "I have had so many injuries over the years, I can't even remember them all. From 2011 I have never had a complete season [speaking in early 2019]. After a prolonged struggle following the surgery [in 2011], it was in early 2014 when I realised how bad things had become. I struggled to put in any consistent training. I had very little balance in my life and in 2016 I had some big decisions to make on my future in the sport. I'd been thinking many times of quitting." She began working with coach Stefano Giardi following the 2016 season, and says this helped her return to form. "It is a decision which has transformed my career. He's been fantastic. I was always aware of my value as an athlete and I would not accept never being able to fulfil my potential. I wanted some kind of redemption for all those years I'd struggled in the sport. I want to be able to tell my children - should I have them one day - that I was able to overcome the injuries and the challenges because of my love of the high jump." (spikes.worldathletics.org, 15 Jan 2019; worldathletics.org, 25 Jul 2018)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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