The Banskobystrická latka is an annual indoor high jump competition which takes place at the Štiavničky Sport Hall in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.Vlasic and Holm aiming ever higher after victories in Banska Bystrica . European Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-02-20. It was formerly known as the Europa SC High Jump due to sponsorship by the Europa Shopping Center, the city's main shopping mall.Europa SC High Jump . EuropaSC. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.

History The event was established in 1993 by a group of athletics enthusiasts, including Ľubomír Roško, Július Nyárjas, Róbert Ruffíni, and Robert Rozim. The first edition was held in the city's Štiavničkách Sports Hall and saw Šárka Kašpárková win the women's contest with a Czech record of 1.95 metres. The competition quickly attracted a high calibre of European competitors: Dalton Grant won the second men's competition prior to his victory at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships and Sorin Matei set a meet record of 2.36 m at the third edition.BANSKOBYSTRICKÁ LATKA V ROKOCH 1993 - 2011 . Hrdosport. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.

The meeting was not held in 2002. Stefan Holm was the winner of the 10th edition in 2003 with a jump of 2.34 m and he went on to take his second World Indoor title two months later. Holm repeated his clearance to win the year after – the same year he became Olympic champion. Blanka Vlašić raised the women's meet record to 2.05 m which was a Croatian record and made her the fourth best indoor jumper ever at the time. In the men's contest that year Andrey Sokolovskiy equalled the meet record of 2.36 m and Kyriakos Ioannou cleared a Cypriot record of 2.30 m in third place.Gordon, Ed (2006-02-15). Vlasic charges ahead to 2.05, barely misses World Indoor record. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20. In 2007 Holm took his third career victory with a meet record of 2.37 m and also managed to clear the 2.30 m mark for the 100th time in his competitive career.Gordon, Ed (2007-02-14). Holm 2.37, and Veneva 2.02 in Banská Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20. Venelina Veneva won the women's jump in 2.02 m, but was later disqualified for doping. Runner-up Antonietta Di Martino broke the Italian record with her two-metre jump.Doping Rule Violation. IAAF (2008-02-13). Retrieved on 2012-02-20.

At the 2009 edition both Linus Thörnblad and Jesse Williams cleared 2.36 m,Gordon, Ed (2009-02-12). Thörnblad equals 2.36 World best as Vlasic clears 2m in Banska Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20. which made them joint second best in the world that year.2009 Men's Indoor High Jump. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20. Russia's Ivan Ukhov broke the meet record with a jump of 2.38 m in 2010 and repeated the feat in 2011 – both marks were the best indoor performances that year. Vlašić took her fourth career victory in 2.04 m in 2010 and Di Martino improved her Italian record to that standard in 2011.Gordon, Ed (2010-03-05). World-leading 2.38m for Ukhov, Vlasic scales 2.04m in Banska Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.Gordon, Ed (2011-02-10). Ukhov again over 2.38m, Di Martino surprises with 2.04m in Banska Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.

Past winners Key:

+Past winners of the Banskobystrická latka Year Men's winner Mark (m) Women's winner Mark (m)19932.241.9519942.321.9619952.362.0019962.251.9219972.281.9619982.311.9619992.281.9520002.221.8820012.31Not held——2002Not held—Not held—20032.34Not held—20042.34Not held—20052.33Not held—20062.362.0520072.37 †2.0220082.342.0420092.362.0020102.382.0420112.382.0420122.332.002013Gordon, Ed (2013-02-06). Jumping cautiously, Barshim clears 2.36m in Banska Bystrica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.2.36Not held——20142.24Not held—20152.401.9620162.351.932017 - 2.331.9320182.312.0220192.332.0020202.331.9620212.312.0620222.351.9920232.341.9720242.321.97 † = Later disqualified for doping. Antonietta Di Martino was the runner-up with 2.00 m.

Statistics

Multiple winners Men MenWins1 Stefan Holm42 Ivan Ukhov33 Gianmarco Tamberi Mutaz Essa Barshim Woo Sang-hyeok2

Women WomenWins1 Blanka Vlašić42 Yaroslava Mahuchikh33 Mariya Lasitskene Mária Melová-Henkel2

Winners by country

CountryMen's raceWomen's raceTotal1 3 6 92 3 5 83 6 0 64 2 2 45 0 3 3- 2 1 3- 1 2 38 2 0 2- 2 0 2- 2 0 2- 2 0 212 1 0 1- 1 0 1- 1 0 1- 1 0 1- 1 0 1- 0 1 1- 1 0 1- 0 1 1- 1 0 1- 0 1 122 0 1† 1†

† = Later disqualified for doping. was the runner-up with 2.00 m.

See also Moravia High Jump Tour – indoor competition(s) held in the Czech Republic in late January

References

List of winners Winners. Hrdosport. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.

External links

IAAF reports: 2008, 2012