Ruth Beitia

Ruth Beitia

Personal information
Full name	Ruth Beitia Vila
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1979-04-01) 1 April 1979 (age 45) Santander, Spain
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Atletismo Piélagos
Achievements and titles
Personal best	High jump: 2.02 m (2007)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Spain Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 1 World Championships 0 1 0 World Indoor Championships 0 2 2 European Championships 3 0 0 European Indoor Championships 1 4 1 Mediterranean Games 1 0 0 Total 6 7 4 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro High jump 2012 London High jump World Championships 2013 Moscow High jump World Indoor Championships 2010 Doha High jump 2016 Portland High jump 2006 Moscow High jump 2014 Sopot High jump European Championships 2012 Helsinki High jump 2014 Zürich High jump 2016 Amsterdam High jump European Indoor Championships 2013 Gothenburg High jump 2005 Madrid High jump 2009 Torino High jump 2011 Paris High jump 2017 Belgrade High jump 2007 Birmingham High jump Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería High jump

Ruth Beitia Vila (Spanish pronunciation: [rut ˈβejtja]; born 1 April 1979) is a retired high jumper who was the 2016 Olympic champion in the women's high jump. She was also a politician in the Partido Popular and a member of the Parliament of Cantabria.