Lia Apostolovski
 Apostolovski at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 2000 Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High Jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | High jump: 1.95m (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lia Apostolovski (born 23 June 2000) is a Slovenian track and field athlete and a multiple high jump national champion.[1]
Early and personal life
Apostolovski was born in Ljubljana.[2] Lia's father, Sašo Apostolovski, is a former high jump national record holder. She is coached by Slovenia's current high jump record holder Rožle Prezelj.[3]
Career
Apostolovski won the bronze medal at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.[4]
Competing at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, she reached the final and finished in 7th place (1.90m).[5]
On 5 August 2023, she set a new personal best, clearing 1.95m at a competition in Heilbronn.[citation needed] At the end of August 2023, she reached the final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, and finished in 9th place (1.90m).[6]
In February 2024, she equalled her personal best at the Banskobystricka latka competition.[7] She secured her first world championship podium at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where she won the bronze medal, once again equalling her personal best.[8] She finished third in the high jump at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat.[9]
At the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, she again reached the final, this time finishing in 9th place, with the same height as two years earlier (1.90m).
References
- ^ "L.Apostolovski". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Lia Apostolovski
- ^ Kastelic, Peter (18 July 2022). "Obetavna skakalka v višino gre po sledeh svojega očeta in trenerja". slovenska-Athletika. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Mahuchikh and Euro U-23 Olympians shine". gosports.com. July 12, 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Lia Apostolovski presegla pričakovanja, do brona zmanjkali le 3 cm". rtvslo.si. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Women's High Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Topic equals her national record with 1.97m in Banska Bystrica". European Athletics. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's High Jump Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
