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Larysa Berezhna

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Larysa Berezhna (Ukrainian: Лариса Бережна, also Russian: Лариса Бережная - Larisa Berezhnaya; born 28 February 1961) is a retired long jumper, born in Kyiv, who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. She first gained recognition with a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships. In 1991 she won a gold medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the outdoor World Championships. The same year she jumped 7.24 metres, which puts her 14th in the all-time performers list. She competed at the 1992 Olympic Games but was forced to withdraw during the qualifying round due to injury.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th 6.69 m
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 6.82 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 6.93 m
Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 2nd 6.61 m
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 1st 6.84 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 7.11 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 1st 7.00 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain — (q) NM
Representing  Ukraine
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 5th 6.74 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 6.98 m

Note: At the 1992 Olympics, Berezhna had one foul in the qualifying round before withdrawing from the competition.

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