# Elena Vallortigara

Elena Vallortigara (born 21 September 1991) is an Italian high jumper who won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

## Career

Vallortigara has won two bronze medals at the youth world level and eight national championship at senior level. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in High jump.

### 2018 progression

Prior to 2018 Vallortigara had a best of 1.91 m established in 2010 at the age of 18. In 2018 she improved to 2.02 m for the second best performance for the year, behind the 2.04 m of Mariya Lasitskene. During the season she had seven competitions with a result of at least 1.94 m.
| Date | Competition | Venue | Position | Measure |
| 25 April | Trofeo della Liberazione | Siena | 1st | 1.94 m |
| 1 May | Meeting Città di Palmanova | Palmanova | 1st | 1.90 m |
| 5 May | Regional Championships | Caorle | 1st | 1.95 m |
| 31 May | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | Rome | 3rd | 1.94 m |
| 3 June | FBK Games | Hengelo | 4th | 1.91 m |
| 6 June | Klaverblad High Jump Meeting | Zoetermeer | 1st | 1.96 m |
| 23 June | Italian Athletics Clubs Championships | Modena | 1st | 1.94 m |
| 30 June | Meeting de Paris | Paris | 5th | 1.94 m |
| 18 July | Meeting International d'Athlétisme | Liège | 1st | 1.91 m |
| 22 July | London Anniversary Games | London | 2nd | 2.02 m |
| 9 September | Italian Championships | Pescara | 1st | 1.91 m |

## Personal bests

* High jump: 2.02 m ( London, 22 July 2018)
* High jump indoor: 1.96 m ( Ancona, 23 February 2020)

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin | 15th | High jump | 1.86 m | |
| 2018 | Diamond League | Diamond League | 4th | High jump | 21 pts | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow | 17th | High jump | 1.89 m | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha | 17th | High jump | 1.90 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń | 14th | High jump | 1.87 m | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene | 3rd | High jump | 2.00 m | SB |

## Progression

| Year | Age | Outdoor | Indoor | Venue | Date | World Rank |
| 2022 | 31 | 2.00 m | | Eugene | 19 July | 2 |
| 2022 | 31 | | 1.92 m | Ancona | 27 February | 15 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1.96 m | | Sotteville-lès-Rouen | 11 July | 10 |
| 2021 | 30 | | 1.93 m | Banská Bystrica | 2 February | 11 |
| 2020 | 29 | 1.88 m | | Padua | 30 August | 22 |
| 2020 | 29 | | 1.96 m | Ancona | 23 February | 5 |
| 2019 | 28 | 1.91 m | | Bellinzona | 1 September | 32 |
| 2019 | 28 | | 1.92 m | Ancona | 15 February | 21 |
| 2018 | 27 | 2.02 m | | London | 22 July | 2 |
| 2018 | 27 | | 1.84 m | Sainte-Croix | 3 February | 73 |
| 2017 | 26 | 1.86 m | | Catania | 16 June | 79 |
| 2017 | 26 | | 1.87 m | Ancona | 18 February | 48 |
| 2016 | 25 | 1.82 m | | Modena | 17 June | 159 |
| 2016 | 25 | | 1.83 m | Florence | 15 February | 108 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1.84 m | | Cles | 28 Augu | 126 |
| 2015 | 24 | | 1.86 m | Pordenone | 31 January | 49 |
| 2014 | 23 | 1.84 m | | Cles | 29 Augu | 128 |
| 2014 | 23 | | 1.78 m | Padua | 11 January | 212 |
| 2013 | 22 | 1.85 m | | Milan | 27 July | 108 |
| 2013 | 22 | | not disputed | not disputed | not disputed | not disputed |
| 2012 | 21 | 1.86 m | | Misano Adriatico | 16 June | 105 |
| 2012 | 21 | | not disputed | not disputed | not disputed | not disputed |
| 2011 | 20 | | | injured | injured | injured |
| 2011 | 20 | | 1.90 m | Padua | 29 January | 22 |
| 2010 | 19 | 1.91 m | | Annecy | 11 September | 32 |
| 2010 | 19 | | 1.87 m | Ancona | 31 January | 50 |
| 2009 | 18 | 1.87 m | | Milan | 2 Augu | 70 |
| 2009 | 18 | | 1.72 m | Padua | 17 January | - |
| 2008 | 17 | 1.82 m | | Chiuro | 14 June | 161 |
| 2008 | 17 | | 1.85 m | Ancona | 10 February | 61 |
| 2007 | 16 | 1.86 m | | Beograd | 26 July | 88 |
| 2007 | 16 | | 1.74 m | Genoa | 24 February | - |
| 2006 | 15 | 1.75 m | | Brixen | 4 June | - |
| 2006 | 15 | | not disputed | not disputed | not disputed | not disputed |

## National titles

Vallortigara has won 10 national championships at individual senior level.
* Italian Athletics Championships
** High jump: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (5)
* Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
** High jump: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 (5)