Ruth Beitia

Ruth Beitia
Personal information
Full nameRuth Beitia Vila
NationalitySpanish
Born (1979-04-01) 1 April 1979
Santander, Spain
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubAtletismo Piélagos
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • High jump: 2.02 m (2007)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 0 1 0
World Indoor Championships 0 2 2
European Championships 3 0 0
European Indoor Championships 1 4 1
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
Total 6 7 4
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroHigh jump
2012 LondonHigh jump
World Championships
2013 MoscowHigh jump
World Indoor Championships
2010 DohaHigh jump
2016 PortlandHigh jump
2006 MoscowHigh jump
2014 SopotHigh jump
European Championships
2012 HelsinkiHigh jump
2014 ZürichHigh jump
2016 AmsterdamHigh jump
European Indoor Championships
2013 GothenburgHigh jump
2005 MadridHigh jump
2009 TorinoHigh jump
2011 ParisHigh jump
2017 BelgradeHigh jump
2007 BirminghamHigh jump
Mediterranean Games
2005 AlmeríaHigh jump
Ruth Beitia
Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Cantabria
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2019
Preceded byMaría José Sáenz de Buruaga
Member of the Parliament of Cantabria
Incumbent
Assumed office
2011
Personal details
Born
Ruth Beitia Vila

(1979-04-01) 1 April 1979
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party of Cantabria
OccupationAthlete, physical education teacher

Ruth Beitia Vila (Spanish pronunciation: [rut ˈβejtja]; born 1 April 1979) is a retired high jumper who was the 2016 Olympic champion in the women's high jump. She was also a politician in the Partido Popular and a member of the Parliament of Cantabria.

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