Iryna Herashchenko (athlete)

For the politician with the same name, see Iryna Herashchenko (politician).

Iryna Ihorivna Herashchenko (Ukrainian: Ірина Ігорівна Геращенко, born 10 March 1995 in Kyiv^[1]) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics^[2] and 2020 Summer Olympics,^[3] finishing 10th and 4th respectively.

Iryna Herashchenko

Herashchenko at the VII Military World Games in 2019.
Personal information
Born	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 27)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
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 2021 Toruń High jump Military World Games 2019 Wuhan High jump Universiade 2017 Taipei High jump 2019 Napels High jump European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz High jump 2015 Tallinn High jump European Junior Championships 2013 Rieti High jump World Youth Championships 2011 Lille High jump

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

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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

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. . Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
3. . Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
4. "Oregon22 WCH22 World Athletics".
5. "Iryna GERASHCHENKO | Profile | World Athletics".

External links

• Iryna Herashchenko at World Athletics 
• Iryna Herashchenko at Ukrainian Athletic Federation (in Ukrainian) 
• Iryna Herashchenko at Olympedia