Banskobystricka latka

The Banskobystricka latka is an annual indoor high jump competition which takes place at the Stiavnicky Sport Hall in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.[1] It was formerly known as the Europa SC High Jump due to sponsorship by the Europa Shopping Center, the city's main shopping mall.[2]

History

The event was established in 1993 by a group of athletics enthusiasts, including Ľubomír Roško, Július Nyárjas, Róbert Ruffíni, and Robert Rozim. The first edition was held in the city's Štiavničkách Sports Hall and saw Šárka Kašpárková win the women's contest with a Czech record of 1.95 metres. The competition quickly attracted a high calibre of European competitors: Dalton Grant won the second men's competition prior to his victory at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships and Sorin Matei set a meet record of 2.36 m at the third edition.[3]

The meeting was not held in 2002. Stefan Holm was the winner of the 10th edition in 2003 with a jump of 2.34 m and he went on to take his second World Indoor title two months later. Holm repeated his clearance to win the year after – the same year he became Olympic champion.[3] Blanka Vlašić raised the women's meet record to 2.05 m which was a Croatian record and made her the fourth best indoor jumper ever at the time. In the men's contest that year Andrey Sokolovskiy equalled the meet record of 2.36 m and Kyriakos Ioannou cleared a Cypriot record of 2.30 m in third place.[4] In 2007 Holm took his third career victory with a meet record of 2.37 m and also managed to clear the 2.30 m mark for the 100th time in his competitive career.[5] Venelina Veneva won the women's jump in 2.02 m, but was later disqualified for doping. Runner-up Antonietta Di Martino broke the Italian record with her two-metre jump.[6]

At the 2009 edition both Linus Thörnblad and Jesse Williams cleared 2.36 m,[7] which made them joint second best in the world that year.[8] Russia's Ivan Ukhov broke the meet record with a jump of 2.38 m in 2010 and repeated the feat in 2011 – both marks were the best indoor performances that year. Vlašić took her fourth career victory in 2.04 m in 2010 and Di Martino improved her Italian record to that standard in 2011.[9][10]

Past winners

Key:   Meeting record

Edition Year Men's winner Mark (m) Women's winner Mark (m)
1st 1993  Eugen-Cristian Popescu (ROM) 2.24  Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) 1.95
2nd 1994  Dalton Grant (GBR) 2.32  Iryna Mykhalchenko (UKR) 1.96
3rd 1995  Sorin Matei (ROM) 2.36  Tatyana Motkova (RUS) 2.00
4th 1996  Yuriy Sergiyenko (UKR) 2.25  Monika Gollner (AUT) 1.92
5th 1997  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 2.28  Mária Melová-Henkel (SVK) 1.96
6th 1998  Artur Partyka (POL) 2.31  Yelena Gulyayeva (RUS) 1.96
7th 1999  Jan Janků (CZE) 2.28  Mária Melová-Henkel (SVK) 1.95
8th 2000  Gennadiy Morozov (BLR) 2.22  Vita Palamar (UKR) 1.88
9th 2001  Sergey Dymchenko (UKR) 2.31 Not held —
— 2002 Not held — — —
10th 2003  Stefan Holm (SWE) 2.34 Not held —
11th 2004  Stefan Holm (SWE) 2.34 Not held —
12th 2005  Jaroslav Bába (CZE) 2.33 Not held —
13th 2006  Andriy Sokolovskyy (UKR) 2.36  Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.05
14th 2007  Stefan Holm (SWE) 2.37  Venelina Veneva (BUL) † 2.02
15th 2008  Stefan Holm (SWE) 2.34  Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.04
16th 2009  Linus Thörnblad (SWE) 2.36  Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.00
17th 2010  Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.38  Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.04
18th 2011  Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.38  Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) 2.04
19th 2012  Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.33  Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.00
20th 2013[11]  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.36 Not held —
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See also

References
  1. Vlasic and Holm aiming ever higher after victories in Banska Bystrica . European Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  2. Europa SC High Jump Archived 2010-04-06 at the Wayback Machine. EuropaSC. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  3. BANSKOBYSTRICKÁ LATKA V ROKOCH 1993 - 2011 Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovak). Hrdosport. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  4. Gordon, Ed (2006-02-15). Vlasic charges ahead to 2.05, barely misses World Indoor record. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  5. Gordon, Ed (2007-02-14). Holm 2.37, and Veneva 2.02 in Banská Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  6. Doping Rule Violation. IAAF (2008-02-13). Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  7. Gordon, Ed (2009-02-12). Thörnblad equals 2.36 World best as Vlasic clears 2m in Banska Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  8. 2009 Men's Indoor High Jump. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  9. Gordon, Ed (2010-03-05). World-leading 2.38m for Ukhov, Vlasic scales 2.04m in Banska Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  10. Gordon, Ed (2011-02-10). Ukhov again over 2.38m, Di Martino surprises with 2.04m in Banska Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
  11. Gordon, Ed (2013-02-06). Jumping cautiously, Barshim clears 2.36m in Banska Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.
List of winners
  • Winners. Hrdosport. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
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