Olga Sergeevna Kucherenko (Russian: Ольга Сергеевна Кучеренко; born 5 November 1985) is a Russian long jumper.
_03.jpg) Kucherenko at the 2013 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Olga Sergeevna Kucherenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 5, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long Jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editShe 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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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
edit- ^ a b Olga Kucherenko at World Athletics
- ^ "Вести.Ru: Легкая атлетика. Ольга Кучеренко завоевала серебро в прыжках в длину" (in Russian). Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ 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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