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Iryna Herashchenko (athlete)

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Iryna Herashchenko
Herashchenko at the VII Military World Games in 2019.
Personal information
Born (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29)
Kyiv, Ukraine[1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor: 2.00 m (2022)
  • Indoor: 1.98 m (2021)

Iryna Ihorivna Herashchenko (Ukrainian: Ірина Ігорівна Геращенко, born 10 March 1995) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

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She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics[2] and 2020 Summer Olympics,[3] finishing 10th and 4th respectively.

Iryna has a personal best of 2.00 m (outdoors)[4] and 1.98 m (indoors).[5]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 2nd 1.87 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 1.85 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (q) 1.85 m
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 3rd 1.84 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 10th (q) 1.92 m
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 5th 1.85 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (q) 1.85 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 10th (q) 1.91 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rd 1.87 m
World Championships Beijing, China 23rd (q) 1.85 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 18th (q) 1.85 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th 1.93 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 1.92 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 13th (q) 1.89 m
Universiade Taipei, Chinese Taipei 2nd 1.91 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th 1.84 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 1.94 m
Universiade Naples, Italy 2nd 1.91 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (q) 1.85 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd 1.98 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 1.98 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 5th 1.92 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 4th 2.00 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 1.93 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 1.94 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd 1.95 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 3rd 1.95 m
Diamond League Final Brussels, Belgium 3rd 1.92 m

References

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  1. ^ (in Ukrainian) Чемпіонат України: у кроці від визначення складу команди на чемпіонат Європи Championship of Ukraine: the step of determining the composition of the team for the European Championship, Ukrainian Athletic Federation ( )
  2. ^ "GERASHCHENKO Iryna". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ "Oregon22 WCH22 World Athletics".
  5. ^ "Iryna GERASHCHENKO | Profile | World Athletics".
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