Denys Yurchenko

Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko (Ukrainian: Денис Сергійович Юрченко) (born 27 January 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships.

Denys Yurchenko
Denys Yurchenko in 2007
Personal information
Born (1978-01-27) 27 January 1978
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole Vault
Medal record
Olympic Games
Disqualified 2008 Beijing Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2004 BudapestPole vault
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 MadridPole vault
Silver medal – second place2007 BirminghamPole vault

Career

At the 2000 Summer Olympics he suffered a mishap with a vaulting pole, injuring his groin and ending his season. He also initially won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]

On 17 November 2016, the IOC disqualified him from the 2008 Olympic Games, stripped his Olympic bronze medal and struck his results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2008.[2]

In May 2017, he was disqualified for two years.[3]

His personal best jump (outdoor) is 5.83 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kyiv.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Ukraine
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th (q) 5.20 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 30th (q) 5.40 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria – NM
European Championships Munich, Germany 6th 5.70 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 6th 5.70 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 5.70 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 9th 5.65 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 5.85 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 16th (q) 5.45 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia — NM
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — NM
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 5.71 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 12th 5.66 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 16th (q) 5.35 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China DSQ (3rd) DSQ (5.70 m)
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain — NM
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 22nd (q) 5.35 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland — NM
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – NM

References
  1. "Hooker wins pole vault gold medal for Australia". Associated Press. 2008-08-22. Archived from the original on August 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  2. "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. "Six Russian, Ukrainian track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests | CTV News". 31 May 2017.
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