Andrea Mátay (born 27 September 1955) is a retired Hungarian high jumper. Her outdoor personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in September 1979 in Mexico City.World women's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001 She had 1.98 m on the indoor track, from February 1979 in Budapest. It was a world indoor record. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. She became Hungarian champion in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1985.Hungarian Championships - GBR Athletics
She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1979 after having won the European Indoor Championships and the Summer Universiade the same year.
International competitions Representing 1973European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands5thHigh jump1.84 mEuropean Junior Championships Duisburg, West Germany4thHigh jump1.78 m1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada9thHigh jump1.87 m1977European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain4thHigh jump1.86 mUniversiade Sofia, Bulgaria4thHigh jump1.84 m1978European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy4thHigh jump1.88 mEuropean Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia6thHigh jump1.85 m1979European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1stHigh jump1.79 mUniversiade Mexico City, Mexico 1stHigh jump1.94 m1980European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 2ndHigh jump1.93 mOlympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union10thHigh jump1.85 m1981UniversiadeBucharest, Romania9thHigh jump1.88 m1985European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece6thHigh jump1.85 m1988European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary7thHigh jump1.88 m
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