¶wHigh Jump: Blanka Vlašic (Croatia) 2.05 (6-8 3/4)

[gh]

T&FN premeet formchart:

1. Blanka Vlašic (Croatia)
2. Yelena Slesarenko (Russia)
3. Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden)
4. Ruth Beitia (Spain)
5. Yekaterina Savchenko (Russia)
6. Vita Palamar (Ukraine)
7. Anna Chicherova (Russia)
8. Tia Hellebaut (Belgium)
9. Antonietta Di Martino (Italy)
10. Amy Acuff (US)

[Dietmar239]

Possible world record by Vlasic. She's in a league of her own.

[Jaack]

I'm still lost as to why Hellebaut hasn't turned up this outdoor season!

She was UNBELIEVABLE indoors, 2'05 first time with zero competition in the Euro Indoors- 9 cm's better than the next 2 athletes- Di Martino and Veneva.

I wonder can she turn up in Osaka, refreshed and renewed?

[AS]

I'm still lost as to why Hellebaut hasn't turned up this outdoor season!

She's had injury problems all summer hasn't she?

[Albert Caruana]

"Vlašic Clearly On A Roll"

"That's gold, Jerry! Gold!"

[mump boy]

Re: wHigh Jump Favorite: Blanka Vlašic

T&FN premeet formchart:

1. Blanka Vlašic (Croatia)
2. Yelena Slesarenko (Russia)
3. Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden)
4. Ruth Beitia (Spain)
5. Yekaterina Savchenko (Russia)
6. Vita Palamar (Ukraine)
7. Anna Chicherova (Russia)
8. Tia Hellebaut (Belgium)
9. Antonietta Di Martino (Italy)
10. Amy Acuff (US)

why Di Martino so low she's ranked 2nd in world. i can put Slaserenko, Berquist and maybe Beita ahead of her but after that !?!?!

[midnightsun]

She's been kind of injured in the last month

[Abebe Bikila]

"Vlašic Clearly On A Roll"

"That's gold, Jerry! Gold!"

Blanka is wihout any doubt favourite No1 for gold, but i wouldn't underestimated others, especially Slesarenko, i think she'll in the best fit in Osaka....

btw
Stefka Kostadinova jump WR in Rome WC 1987, it'll be something unbeliveable, if someone on this WC beat that result..
Blanka this year has fantastic result, here are the videos of hers all personal records this year:
Blanka Vlasic - 205 - Madrid
Blanka Vlasic - 206 - Thessaloniki
Blanka Vlasic - 207 - Stockholm

[Abebe Bikila]

The best results on open in history

209 Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria 30. 8. 1987.

207 Ljudmila Andonova Bulgaria 20. 7. 1984.

207 BLANKA VLAŠIĆ CROATIA7. 8. 2007.

206 Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden 26. 7. 2003.

206 Hestrie Cloete Sud Afrika 31. 8. 2003.

206 Jelena Sljesarjenko Russia 28. 8. 2004.

205 Tamara Bikova USSR 22. 6. 1984.

205 Heike Henkel Germany 31. 8. 1991.

205 Inga Babakova Ukraine 15. 9. 1995.

[AS]

15 over at auto-qual 1.94 already, and still quite a few to come...

Out: Forrester, Aldrich,

[midnightsun]

16. Q over.

[pela2]

It will be a loooong final.

[midnightsun]

Anna Chicherova looking the best she has in the last 2 years. Looks like a real contender for the podium.

[BruceFlorman]

Anna Chicherova looking the best she has in the last 2 years. Looks like a real contender for the podium.

Let's hope she can avoid injuries between now and the final. :roll:

[BruceFlorman]

Let's hope she can avoid injuries between now and the final. :roll:

I should bite my tongue, since I suppose maybe that's not really funny. Chicherova has a long history of injuries and when she's interviewed in the Russian press, she frequently jokes that she can't remember the last time that nothing was hurting. But two years ago in Helsinki, Sleserenko somehow managed to seriously injure herself after arriving in the athletes' village. I'm not sure if I ever heard the full story, but I gather she slipped in the tub or somesuch, and wound up with a hairline fracture in her ankle. So I'll just hope all the gals stay safe this week.