PHOTO: Croatia’s Vlasic Wins Silver Medal

Blanka Vlasic won the silver medal at the Olympic Games, while Hellebaut won the gold medal.

Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic won the silver medal in high jump at the Olympic Games in Beijing, having jumped over 2.05 metres.

The gold medal went to Tia Hellebaut.

Croatia won gold medals in high jump at the Olympic Games in Athens, Sydney and Atlanta.

The standings are as follows:

1.  Tia Hellebaut (Belgium)         2.05 metres

  2.  Blanka Vlasic (Croatia)         2.05

  3.  Anna Chicherova (Russia)        2.03

  4.  Elena Slesarenko (Russia)       2.01

  5.  Vita Palamar (Ukraine)          1.99

  6.  Chaunte Howard (U.S.)           1.99

  7.  Ruth Beitia (Spain)             1.96

  7.  Ariane Friedrich (Germany)      1.96

  9.  Emma Green (Sweden)             1.96

10.  Marina Aitova (Kazakhstan)      1.93

10.  Antonietta Di Martino (Italy)   1.93

12.  Iva Strakova (Czech Republic)   1.93

12.  Vita Styopina (Ukraine)         1.93

14.  Svetlana Shkolina (Russia)      1.93

 15.  Romana Dubnova (Czech Republic) 1.89