( "When I made my comeback after retirement I removed the stones from the backpack, I just enjoyed it with a smile. "I think I'm one of the oldest women to win an Olympic gold medal. A Time Warner Company. Discover more from the Olympic Channel, including video highlights, replays, news and facts about Olympic athlete Ruth BEITIA. Beitia's victory makes her the oldest ever winner of a jumping event at the Olympics. "I'm aware that I'm 37 years old!" The 38-year-old Spaniard made the announcement Wednesday while donating the gold medal she won at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to a sports museum in the northeastern city of Santander. Ruth Beitia Vila (; born 1 April 1979) is a Spanish high jumper and politician who is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's high jump. "The second chance he's given me has been the opportunity to show all the work we've done over so many years. 2020 - All rights reservedTM © Olympic Channel Services S.L. Spain’s Ruth Beitia, who in Rio became the oldest Olympic high jump champion by six years, announced her retirement at age 38 on Wednesday. Spaniard Ruth Beitia leaped into the Rio night to win Spain's first Olympic gold medal in women's athletics and claim her first global outdoor high jump crown at the age of 37 on Saturday. CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Watch TM © Olympic Channel Services S.L. (Getty Images)Beitia's victory makes her the oldest ever winner of a jumping event at the Olympics. [query] => https://pubstack.nw18.com/pubsync/v1/api/videos/recommended?source=n18english&channels=5d95e6c378c2f2492e2148a2,5d95e6c278c2f2492e214884,5d96f74de3f5f312274ca307&categories=5d95e6d7340a9e4981b2e10a&query=athletics%2Chigh+jump%2Crio+2016%2CRio+de+Janeiro%2Crio+olympics+2016&publish_min=2020-08-11T20:20:39.000Z&publish_max=2020-08-14T20:20:39.000Z&sort_by=date-relevance&order_by=0&limit=2 "Array

( ) Watch MADRID (AP) — Olympic high jump champion Ruth Beitia says she is retiring after enduring a series of injuries this year. It took 1.92 to make the final. Ruth Beitia is also a member of the Cantabria Parliament. Mirela Demireva of Bulgaria took the silver medal while Blanka Vlasic of Croatia took the bronze. ) © Copyright Network18 Media and Investments Ltd 2020. Spain's Ruth Beitia won Olympic gold in the high jump at the age of 37. Mirela Demireva of Bulgaria took the silver medal while Blanka Vlasic of Croatia took the bronze.The evergreen Beitia - who made her international debut for Spain in 1996 - won on countback after clearing 1.97m with three other women. All rights reserved. In addition, Narom also scored the music from film directed by Gabriel Beitia and Susan Béjar, "21 with 40 film" with Chiqui Fernández and Javier Bódalo as protagonist. "Of course, I'm very proud to still be continuing up to now. Watch We have a whole new podium in the women's high jump at the 2016 Olympics, led by gold medal winner Ruth Beitia of Spain. she said. Beitia was pending medical results for … All rights reserved.
Rio de Janeiro: Spanish veteran Ruth Beitia, 37, wrote her name in the history books on Saturday by winning the Rio Olympics high jump, the biggest victory of her 20-year career. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. Watch Even at my age, I have the same enthusiasm and happiness. "I won it thanks to the work my coach Ramon Torralbo, my other half," she said. 2020 - All rights reserved [videos] => Array

Ruth Beitia of Spain celebrates after winning the women's high-jump gold at Rio 2016.
Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total); Sport: Athletics; Country: Spain; Years: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016; See page for full bio and event results. "The victory comes four years after Beitia retired from the sport following a bitterly disappointing fourth place finish at the London 2012 Olympics.Beitia however returned to competition several months later to earn a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.She came into the Olympics fresh from a victory in the European Championships in Amsterdam with a season's best jump of 1.98m.Beitia said the gold was the product of "26 years of work and pulling hair out". CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, LP LLLP, displayed with permission.


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