Elisabeth Pihela Explained

Elisabeth Pihela
Nationality:	Estonia
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	High Jump
Birth Date:	15 March 2004
Pb:	High jump: 1.92m (2023)

Elisabeth Pihela (born 15 March 2004) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.^[1]

Career

At the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships, she won bronze with a new personal best clearance of 1.86m. At the same event in 2023, she won silver, jumping 1.88m to finish behind Angelina Topic.^[2]

In June 2023, she set a new personal best clearing 1.92m in Pärnu.^[3] That month she also cleared 1.91m at the Diamond League event in Lausanne.^[4]

Pihela competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.^[5] The following week, she competed at the 2023 Diamond League event in Xiamen, China in September 2023, and finished fourth in the high jump.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: E.Pihela. 2 September 2023. World Athletics.
2. Web site: Elisabeth Pihela takes high jump silver at U-20 European Championships. err.ee. 2 September 2023. 10 August 2023.
3. Web site: Awesome! Elisabeth Pihela, who was away from athletics for half a year, jumped a mighty record (6). 11 June 2023. Dave. Tserp.
4. Web site: Elisabeth Pihela defeated Karmen Bruusi at the Diamond League stage (20). sport.Delfi.ee. 2 September 2023. Meelis. Naudi.
5. Web site: Women's High Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. 2 September 2023. Watch Athletics.
6. Web site: Womens high jump results. xiamen.diamondleague. 2 September 2023.