Nationality Argentina Height 1.71 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Solange Witteveen Sport Athletics Weight 59 kg | |
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Full name Solange Marilu Witteveen Born February 6, 1976 (age 48) ( 1976-02-06 ) | ||
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Solange Marilú Witteveen (born 6 February 1976) is a retired Argentine high jumper. She won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. She also represented Argentina at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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Career
Witteveen was born in Buenos Aires. Her personal best jump is 1.96 metres, achieved in September 1997 in Oristano. This is the current South American record.
Among her achievements, Witteveen won the 1997 South American Championships, the 1998 South American Games and the 1999 Pan American Games, as well as winning a bronze medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade. In both of her appearances at the Olympic Games, she cleared 1.89 m, finishing 20th overall in 2000 and 23rd in 2004.
In 2001, at the South American Championships, she jumped 1.97 metres which would be the new South American record. She, however, tested positive for a banned substance and was disqualified from competition for two years.
Personal bests
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Indoor