Tina Šutej

Tina Šutej
Personal information
Born Template:Birth date and age1988
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country  Slovenia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole Vault
Updated on 6 August 2012.

Tina Šutej (born November 7, 1988) is a Slovenian pole vaulter.

Šutej was born in Ljubljana and began competing in athletics at an early age, practising in a variety of events from the age of seven. A change of coach at her local club saw the arrival of a pole vault specialist, who encouraged her to focus on vaulting the high bar.[1] She made her international debut at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and finished eighth in the pole vault final. Her first medal came the following year as she was the runner-up behind Zhou Yang with a Slovenian junior record mark of 4.25 m.[2]

The next season saw her senior debut at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, but she did not progress into the final. Although she won an indoor and outdoor title nationally,[2] she made little progress in her performances in the 2008 and 2009 seasons, in which a fifth place at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was her international highlight.[3] She enjoyed success in NCAA competition while studying at University of Arkansas, however, and she was the runner-up at the collegiate outdoor championships in 2009.[4]

The 2010 saw her make improvements as she recorded a national indoor record clearance of 4.46 m in February and went on to claim the national title outdoors with a Slovenian record mark of 4.50 m.[5] She was the runner-up in the First League section of the 2010 European Team Championships and came tenth in the final at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.[2] Her 2011 indoor season saw her undefeated in eight competitions. She won at the 2011 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship, having improved her best to 4.54 m in the weeks prior to the event.[6] This was an American collegiate record and as a result Track and Field News chose her as its Collegiate Women's Indoor Athlete of the Year.[1] She continued her form into the outdoor season, breaking the outdoor collegiate record and Slovenian mark with a clearance of 4.61 m to win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) title.[7]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Slovenia
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 2nd 4.25 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 18th (q) 4.05 m
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 4th 4.20 m
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 7th 4.25 m
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 5th 4.25 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th 4.35 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 2nd 4.55 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 21st (q) 4.40 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 24th (q) 4.15 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19th (q) 4.25 m
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 5th 4.30 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 10th 4.55 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 10th 4.35 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 10th (q) 4.55 m
World Championships Beijing, China NM

References

  1. 1 2 Slovenia’s Sutej vaults to a prestigious American accolade. European Athletics (2011-04-27). Retrieved on 2011-04-28.
  2. 1 2 3 Sutej, Tina. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  3. EJ Kaunas LTU 16 – 19 July – 7th European Athletics U23 Championships. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  4. Sutej, Tina. Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  5. Tina Sutej. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  6. Slovenia’s Sutej and Sweden’s Leif Arrhenius win NCAA indoor titles. European Athletics (2011-03-14). Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  7. Tugman, Lindsey (May 16, 2011). "Women's Track & Field: Sutej sets NCAA record, team third". THV. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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