In a virtual four-way tie, 37-year-old Spaniard Ruth Beitia was awarded the gold medal in the women’s high jump by virtue of having the fewest misses. USA’s Chaunte Lowe, Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic, ...

37-year-old Ruth Beitia took home the gold medal in the high jump. She was one of four jumpers who cleared the 1.97m bar, but she was the only one who cleared every other height on her first attempt.

MADRID (AP) — Olympic high jump champion Ruth Beitia says she is retiring after enduring a series of injuries this year. The 38-year-old Spaniard made the announcement Wednesday while donating the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Spaniard Ruth Beitia leaped into the Rio night to win Spain's first Olympic gold medal in women's athletics and claim her first global outdoor high jump crown at the age of ...