Iryna Zhuk
Iryna Gennadyevna Zhuk (Belarusian: Ірына Генадзеўна Якалцэвіч; née Yakaltsevich; born 26 January 1993) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[3] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final. In addition, she won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
.jpg.webp) Yakaltsevich in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Iryna Yakaltsevich |
| Born | 26 January 1993 Grodno, Belarus |
| Education | Hrodna State University[1] |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Pole vault |
Her personal bests in the event are 4.72 metres outdoors (Championship of the Republic of Belarus 2020| Minsk - Belarus [July 31-August 2, 2020]) and 4.65 metres indoors (Clermont-Ferrand and Glasgow 2019).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Belarus | |||||
| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 2nd (B) | 3.90 m | |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 16th (q) | 3.95 m | |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 4th | 4.25 m | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th | 4.35 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 34th (q) | 4.15 m | ||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 12th | 4.40 m | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | – | NM | ||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 4.40 m | ||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 4.55 m | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | 4.65 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th | 4.70 m | ||
References
- 2017 Universiade bio
- Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Iryna Zhuk at World Athletics
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