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...meters on consecutive jumps and then two meters on her second try. Ukraine’s 34-year-old champion Inha Babakova matched Cloete’s performance at two meters but was left with silver because she needed two attempts at 1.97 meters. Sweden’s Kajsa Bergqvist, the 2001 IAAF indoor champion whose peak performance was 1.97 meters on the day, earned the bronze...
Only two athletes in the world—Venelina Veneva of Bulgaria and Inha Babakova of the Ukraine—have jumped higher than Gyorffy this year, with season-bests of 2.04 and 2.03 meters, respectively. Olympic bronze medallist Kajsa Bergqvist of Sweden, who competed collegiately against Gyorffy at SMU, is the only other athlete to clear two meters this season...
...jumpers who had missed at previous heights, the United States' Amy Acuff and former SMU standout Kajsa Bergqvist, surpassed the 1.96-meter bar to leave Gyorffy tied for fifth place. Bergqvist went on to clear two more heights to win the competition at 2.00 meters, while Acuff placed fourth...
...Kajsa Bergqvist, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics with a jump of 1.99-meters, is also among the favorites...
...determination is unrivaled, and the results have propelled her onto the global stage. Her 1.97 jump in New Hampshire is tied for the third-highest jump in the world this year, according to the International Amateur Athletic Federation. Gyorffy's most formidable competition at the Olympics, Sweden's Kajsa Bergqvist, has twice reached the two-meter mark...