Iryna Zhuk

Iryna Zhuk
	Yakaltsevich in 2018
Personal information
Birth name	Iryna Yakaltsevich
Born	26 January 1993 (age 31); Grodno, Belarus
Education	Hrodna State University
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault

Iryna Gennadyevna Zhuk (Belarusian: Ірына Генадзеўна Якалцэвіч; née Yakaltsevich; born 26 January 1993) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the pole vault.^[3] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final. In addition, she won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Her personal bests in the event are 4.70 metres outdoors (Minsk and Doha 2019) and 4.65 metres indoors (Clermont-Ferrand and Glasgow 2019).

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Belarus
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	2nd (B)	3.90 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	16th (q)	3.95 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	4th	4.25 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	12th	4.35 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	34th (q)	4.15 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	12th	4.40 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	–	NM
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	1st	4.40 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	4.55 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	4.65 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	4.70 m

References

^ 2017 Universiade bio
^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Iryna Zhuk at World Athletics

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[1] 2017 Universiade bio

[2] Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-08-14 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Iryna Zhuk at World Athletics

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