Andrea Mátay

Andrea Mátay (born 27 September 1955 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian high jumper. Her outdoor personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in September 1979 in Mexico City.^[1] She had 1.98 m on the indoor track, from February 1979 in Budapest. It was a world indoor record. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. She became Hungarian champion in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1985.^[2]

She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1979 after having won the European Indoor Championships and the Summer Universiade the same year.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Hungary
1973	European Indoor Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands	5th	High jump	[3]
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	9th	High jump
1977	European Indoor Championships	San Sebastian, Spain	4th	High jump	[4]
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	4th	High jump	[5]
	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	6th	High jump
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	1st	High jump
	Universiade	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	High jump	1.94 CR, PB
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	2nd	High jump
	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	10th	High jump
1985	European Indoor Championships	Athen, Greece	6th	High jump
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th	High jump	[6]

References

• Andrea Mátay profile at IAAF
• sports-reference

1. World women's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001
2. Hungarian Championships - GBR Athletics
3. 1973 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
4. 1977 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
5. 1978 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
6. 1988 European Indoor Championships results, women's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite