Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Personal information | |
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Full name | Yaroslava Oleksiyivna Mahuchikh |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Born | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 19 September 2001
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Ukraine |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals |
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World finals |
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Personal bests | High jump:
2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in) WJR (Doha 2019)
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Medal record |
Yaroslava Oleksiyivna Mahuchikh (Ukrainian: Ярослава Олексіївна Магучіх; pronounced [Jarosˈɫava Maˈɦutʃix]; born 19 September 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She was the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics gold medalist, 2019 World Championships silver medalist, 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, and 2022 World Indoor Championships gold medalist.
At the 2019 World Championships, Mahuchikh jumped 2.04 m, which is her outdoor personal best and a world junior record. Her indoor personal best is 2.06 m, which she achieved in 2021.
Career
Yaroslava Mahuchikh started the high jump at the age of 13, but she was able to improve significantly in two years.[3] At the age of 15, she won the gold medal at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi by the largest margin in World U18 Championships history with her personal best of 1.92 m. She equaled the championship record of her compatriot Iryna Kovalenko from 2003 and set an unofficial world record for a 15-year-old.[4] A few weeks later, she won the high jump event at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival in Győr with a clearance of 1.89 m.[5]
In 2018, Mahuchikh cleared 1.94 m at the European U18 Championships and won the gold medal by 10 centimeters over the runner-up, setting a new championship record.[6] In October, she won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires with a combined height of 3.87 m and set a new personal best of 1.95 m at stage 2.[7] A month after her Youth Olympic success, Mahuchikh improved her personal best to 1.96 m and equaled the World U18 best in an annual indoor meeting in Minsk.[8]
During the 2019 indoor season, Mahuchikh jumped 1.99 m at the Miloslava Hübnerová Memorial in Hustopeče and equaled Vashti Cunningham's U20 World record.[9] In the outdoor season, she won the opening meet of the 2019 Diamond League in Doha with an outdoor personal best of 1.96 m and became the youngest athlete ever to win a Diamond League event at the age of 17 years and 226 days.[10] In September, she jumped 2.04 m at the World Championships in Doha, winning the silver medal and breaking the world U20 record.
In January 2020, Mahuchikh jumped 2.01 m in Lviv, a new world U20 indoor record,[11] which she broke again a few days later when she jumped over 2.02 m in Karlsruhe.[12]
In February 2021, Mahuchikh cleared 2.06 m at Banská Bystrica, the highest any woman had jumped indoors since 2012.[13] In August, she won the bronze medal in the high jump event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[14]
In March 2022, days after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Mahuchikh claimed the gold medal in the high jump at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[15] She had to undertake a three-day journey of 2000 km by car from Ukraine to Serbia in order to compete at the championships.[16]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Result | Notes |
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2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 1.92 m | CR |
European Youth Olympics | Győr, Hungary | 1st | 1.89 m | ||
2018 | European U18 Championships | Győr, Hungary | 1st | 1.94 m | CR |
Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | 1.92 m + 1.95 m | [a] | |
2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 1st | 1.92 m | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 2.04 m | WJR | |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 1st | 2.00 m | |
European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 2.00 m | CR | |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 2.00 m | ||
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 2.02 m |
- ^ This event took place in two stages, and those results were added for the final placing.
Personal bests
Event | Best (m) | Venue | Date |
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High jump (outdoor) | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Doha, Qatar | 30 September 2019 |
High jump (indoor) | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | 2 February 2021 |
Source: [2] |
References
- ^ a b "YAROSLAVA MAHUCHIKH". european-athletics.org. European Athletic Association. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "YAROSLAVA MAHUCHIKH". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "PRECOCIOUS NEWCOMER MAHUCHIKH AIMS TO PROGRESS ONE STEP AT A TIME". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "REPORT: GIRLS' HIGH JUMP – IAAF WORLD U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS NAIROBI 2017". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "One more "gold" for Ukraine in Gyor-2017!". noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Yaroslava Mahuchikh Wins Gold at the European Athletics Under 18 Championships". uatv.ua. Ukrinform. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Ukrainian athletes win a trio of titles at the Youth Olympic Games". european-athletics.org. European Athletic Association. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Lasitskene clears 2.00m and attempts 2.07m in Minsk". european-athletics.org. European Athletic Association. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "INDOOR ROUND-UP: ZANGO LEAPS 17.58M AFRICAN TRIPLE JUMP RECORD IN PARIS, WARHOLM CLOCKS 45.56". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "STAHL SENDS DISCUS BEYOND 70 METRES IN DOHA – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Mahuchikh soars to world indoor U20 record of 2.01m in Lviv". European Athletics. 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Mahuchikh improves world indoor U20 record to 2.02m in Karlsruhe". European Athletics. 31 January 2020.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2 February 2021). "Mahuchikh leaps 2.06m in Banska Bystrica, highest indoor jump in the world for nine years". World Athletics.
- ^ "ROC's Mariya Lasitskene rises above the competition to win women's high jump gold". IOC. 7 August 2021.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins historic gold medal for Ukraine | DW | 19.03.2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine's Mahuchikh wins emotional gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
External links
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dnipro
- Ukrainian female high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine
- Olympic athletes of Ukraine
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for Ukraine
- World Youth Championships in Athletics winners