Danielle Frenkel
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Danielle Frenkel is a Israel
i high jump
er.
(a memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust
), Israeli high jump coach Anatoly Shafran, who had seen her jump in a high school competition when she was 14, began an effort to convince her to jump competitively.
in late July. In the qualifying, she cleared every height in the first attempt, until she set another national record with a jump of 1.92m, and qualified for the Final, becoming the first ever Israeli female athlete to do so. Two days later in the final, her mediocre jump of 1.85m left her in 12th and last place.
in Paris
, she set an Israeli record of 1.94 meters in qualifying. In the final, she reached fourth place with a jump of 1.92m, another best ever achievement for a Israeli woman. In July 2011, she became Israeli national champion for the second consecutive year, with a jump of 1.89 m. In August, she had a disappointment at the World Championships
in Daegu
, as she jumped only 1.85m and failed to qualify. Her season best outdoors was 1.90m, set in June at Neurim.
at 12.24 meters at the European Team Championships group three in Iceland.
. Her nickname is the “Gravity Bender”.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er.
Early life
Frenkel originally was interested in being a professional dancer, and trained for years as a teenager with the Bat Dor Dance Company. Two months after she began her army service, as a guide at Yad VashemYad Vashem
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....
(a memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
), Israeli high jump coach Anatoly Shafran, who had seen her jump in a high school competition when she was 14, began an effort to convince her to jump competitively.
High jumping career
In 2007, when Frenkel began her training with Shafran, she jumped 1.69 meters. In each of the next two years, she improved her personal best by 6 centimeters, jumping 1.81 meters in 2009.2010
Her breakthrough year was 2010, in which she improved her personal best by 11 centimeters. After several improvements of her personal best, she won the national championships title for the first time, and also became the Israeli record holder with a jump of 1.89m, and few minutes later improved the fresh record to 1.91m. By this achievement, she qualified for the European Championships, held in BarcelonaBarcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in late July. In the qualifying, she cleared every height in the first attempt, until she set another national record with a jump of 1.92m, and qualified for the Final, becoming the first ever Israeli female athlete to do so. Two days later in the final, her mediocre jump of 1.85m left her in 12th and last place.
2011
In January 2011, Frenkel twice set a new Israeli national indoor record, at 1.87 meters and 1.90 meters. In March, at the European Indoor Championships2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, she set an Israeli record of 1.94 meters in qualifying. In the final, she reached fourth place with a jump of 1.92m, another best ever achievement for a Israeli woman. In July 2011, she became Israeli national champion for the second consecutive year, with a jump of 1.89 m. In August, she had a disappointment at the World Championships
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....
in Daegu
Daegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...
, as she jumped only 1.85m and failed to qualify. Her season best outdoors was 1.90m, set in June at Neurim.
Triple jumping career
In June 2011, Frenkel finished fourth in the triple jumpTriple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
at 12.24 meters at the European Team Championships group three in Iceland.
Personal
Frenkel is Jewish. She is a law student at the Interdisciplinary CenterInterdisciplinary Center
The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya is a private Israeli college located in Herzliya, Israel.The languages of instruction in the Interdisciplinary Center are Hebrew and English.-History:...
. Her nickname is the “Gravity Bender”.
Championships summary
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| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
12th | 1.85 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump The women's high jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:-Final:-References:* *... |
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| 2011 | European Indoor Championships 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
4th | 1.92 m 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump The Women's high jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 5–6, 2011 with the final at March 6 at 15:30.-Records:-Qualification:... |
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| Universiade Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade The athletics competition at the 2011 Summer Universiade has been held at the New Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, China from August 16 to August 21, 2011.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal Table:-Participating nations:... |
Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
17th (q) | 1.75 m Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Women's high jump The women's high jump event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 19-21 September.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification: 1.91 m or at least 12 best qualified for the final.-Final:-References:***... |
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| World Championships 2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.... |
Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
24th (q) | 1.85 m 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump The Women's high jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 3.Russia's Anna Chicherova entered the competition as the favourite with a world leading jump of 2.07 m... |
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