Iryna Herashchenko (athlete)

Iryna Ihorivna Herashchenko (Ukrainian: Ірина Ігорівна Геращенко, born 10 March 1995) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics[2] and 2020 Summer Olympics,[3] finishing 10th and 4th respectively.

For the politician with the same name, see Iryna Herashchenko (politician).
Iryna Herashchenko
Herashchenko at the VII Military World Games in 2019.
Personal information
Born (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995
Kyiv, Ukraine[1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Outdoor: 2.00 m (2022)
  • Indoor: 1.98 m (2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 ToruńHigh jump
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 WuhanHigh jump
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2017 TaipeiHigh jump
Silver medal – second place2019 NapelsHigh jump
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 BydgoszczHigh jump
Bronze medal – third place2015 TallinnHigh jump
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 RietiHigh jump
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 LilleHigh jump

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

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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

References
  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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