Lia Apostolovski
Personal information
NationalitySlovenia
Born (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHigh jump: 1.95m (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Slovenia
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tallinn Hugh jump

Lia Apostolovski (born 23 June 2000) is a Slovenian track and field athlete. She is a multiple time national champion in the high jump.[1]

Personal life

Her father is a former high jumper and former Slovenian record holder Sašo Apostolovski. She is coached by the Slovenian high jump record holder Rožle Prezelj.[2]

Career

She won the bronze medal at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.[3]

Competing at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, in Munich, she reached the final and reached seventh place.[4]

In August 2023, she set a new personal best to clear 1.95m in Heilbronn, Germany.[citation needed] She reached the final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, and finished in ninth place.[5]

She competed at the 2023 Diamond League event in Xiamen, China in September 2023, and finished second in the high jump with a 1.92m clearance.[6]

References

  1. ^ "L.Apostolovski". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ Kastelic, Peter (18 July 2022). "Obetavna skakalka v višino gre po sledeh svojega očeta in trenerja". slovenska-Athletika. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Mahuchikh and Euro U-23 Olympians shine". gosports.com. July 12, 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Lia Apostolovski presegla pričakovanja, do brona zmanjkali le 3 cm". rtvslo.si. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's High Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Womens high jump results". xiamen.diamondleague. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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