In our next trip down memory lane of great moments in the history of the European Athletics Championships in the build up to Amsterdam, the setting is Zurich and the glory of Ruth Beitia.
When Ruth Beitia walked away from the high jump after a foul at her first attempt at 1.90m in the final in Zurich, it looked like it might be a short evening for the Spanish star.
In the end it turned into a long night of celebration at the Letzigrund Stadium as Beitia became the first woman for 52 years to defend this title at the European Athletics Championships.
At 35, Beitia showed age means nothing when you are fuelled by such drive and determination. And, equally, how right the decision was to change her mind about retiring after the London Olympics in 2012.
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She had taken a two-month break from the sport, she had even tried out roller-skating, and had a burgeoning career in local politics.
This looked the way ahead, after the summer of 2012 which had begun with her winning the European crown in Helsinki (1.97m) before she was fourth (2.00m) in London.
But her break from the sport did not last long and by the following March she was the European indoor champion in Gothenburg and by the time of Zurich 2014, she had won world bronze, outdoor and in.
Now came the big test, with history waiting at the end of the road.
Romania’s Iolanda Balas was the only woman to have defended the European high jump crown, winning in Belgrade in 1962 after her triumph four years earlier in Stockholm.
But the pressure was immediately on Beitia in Zurich as all her main rivals cleared 1.90m with their first jumps.
Pressure? Beitia showed none of it as she went over 1.94m and 1.97m with her opening effort before needing two at 1.99m as the competition became a four-way battle, with Russia's Mariya Kuchina, Croatia's Ana Simic and Poland's Justyna Kasprzycka all eyeing gold too.
The next height, 2.01m, proved the decider - and Beitia was at her finest when it mattered most. She cleared it first time and watched as all her rivals failed to match her.
Gold was hers again, with a world lead, and while Beitia missed out at 2.03m, it did not matter. She was the champion, she had entered European Athletics history and retirement suddenly looked a long way off.
ZURICH 2014 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
HIGH JUMP FINAL
1. Ruth Beitia (ESP) 2.01m
2. Mariya Kuchina (RUS) 1.99m
3. Ana Simic (CRO) 1.99m