Olga Kucherenko

Olga Sergeevna Kucherenko (Russian: Ольга Сергеевна Кучеренко; born 5 November 1985) is a Russian long jumper.

Olga Kucherenko
Ольга Кучеренко
Kucherenko at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameOlga Sergeevna Kucherenko
Born (1985-11-05) November 5, 1985
Sport
SportLong Jump
ClubDynamo Sports Club
Achievements and titles
World finals
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Disqualified2011 DaeguLong jump
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 BarcelonaLong Jump
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 TurinLong jump

Career

She won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[1] Her personal best jump is 7.13 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Sochi. She has 6.87 metres on the indoor track, achieved in January 2008 in Krasnodar.[1]

In 2011, she won the silver medal in the world championships in Daegu with a result of 6.77 m.[2] However, this results was subsequently annulled due to a failed drug test. A 2016 retest of the sample she gave at the competition came back positive as a result of improved detection processes. She received a two-year ban from the sport and her results from the period 28 August 2011 to 28 August 2013 were removed from the records.[3]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Russia
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 12th Long jump 6.09 m (wind: -1.3 m/s)
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 10th (q) Long jump 6.32 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 3rd Long jump 6.82 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 5th Long jump 6.77 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd Long jump 6.84 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea DQ Long jump 6.77 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th Long jump 6.62 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 5th Long jump 6.81 m

Notes
  1. Olga Kucherenko at World Athletics
  2. "Вести.Ru: Легкая атлетика. Ольга Кучеренко завоевала серебро в прыжках в длину" (in Russian). Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  3. Palmer, Dan (2017-02-01). Long jumper Kucherenko banned for two years, reports claim. Inside the Games. Retrieved 2018-03-17.


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