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Ruth Beitia Vila (Spanish pronunciation: [rut ˈβejtja]; born 1 April 1979) is a Spanish retired high jumper who was the 2016 Olympic champion in the women's high jump. She was also a politician in the Partido Popular and a member of the Parliament of Cantabria. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Ruth Beitia is the 2,522nd most popular athlete (down from 2,327th in 2024), the 2,146th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,118th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ruth Beitia ranks 2,522 out of 6,025. Before her are Viorica Ioja, Maricica Țăran, Hanna Öberg, António Leitão, Jerzy Rybicki, and Chun In-soo. After her are Douglas Wakiihuri, Nelson Kuhn, Roger Kingdom, Wang Hee-kyung, Pierre Quinon, and Christine Prinsloo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Ruth Beitia ranks 349. Before her are Aaron Ashmore, Anthony Davidson, Radoslav Kováč, Lincoln, Craig Bellamy, and Mato Neretljak. After her are Flávio Amado, Koichi Kawai, Rachel Corrie, Lars Berger, Jayma Mays, and Mehmet Okur.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ruth Beitia ranks 2,146 out of 3,355. Before her are Pilar Rubio (1978), Cristina Cifuentes (1964), Montse Tomé (1982), Javier Sánchez (1968), Nico González (2002), and Juan Antonio Señor (1958). After her are Luis Alberto (1992), María Dolores de Cospedal (1965), Serafín Zubiri (1964), Pako Ayestarán (1963), Álvaro Pino (1956), and Sergio Rodríguez (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, Ruth Beitia ranks 11. Before her are Juan Amat (1946), Natalya Goncharova (null), José Marín (1950), Daniel Plaza (1966), Alfonso Menéndez (1966), and Tina Charles (null). After her are Kílian Jornet Burgada (1987), Martín Fiz (1963), Fermín Cacho (1969), Abel Antón (1962), José Manuel Abascal (1958), and José Martínez (null).

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