Nevena Lenđel (born 18 July 1979) is a retired Croatian

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er. She won the bronze medal at the

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. She also competed at the 1999 World Championships, the

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and 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final. Competing for the

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team, Lenđel won the 2003 high jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 1.89 metres. Her personal best jump was 1.91 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Gothenburg.

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1979 births Living people Croatian female high jumpers Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Southern Methodist University alumni Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Croatia Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade 21st-century Croatian sportswomen NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners SMU Mustangs women's track and field athletes {{Croatia-athletics-bio-stub