Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Mahuchikh at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameYaroslava Oleksiyivna Mahuchikh
NationalityUkrainian
Born (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • High jump,  Bronze
World finals
  • 2019 Doha
  • High jump,  Silver
  • 2022 Eugene
  • High jump,  Silver
  • 2023 Budapest
  • High jump,  Gold
Highest world ranking1st (2023)[3]
Personal bestsHigh jump:

2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) NR (Brussels 2022)

2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) NR (Banská Bystrica 2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoHigh jump
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BudapestHigh jump
Silver medal – second place2019 DohaHigh jump
Silver medal – second place2022 EugeneHigh jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 BelgradeHigh jump
Diamond League
First place2022High jump
First place2023High jump
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 ChorzówHigh jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichHigh jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 TorunHigh jump
Gold medal – first place2023 IstanbulHigh jump
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 TallinnHigh jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 BoråsHigh jump
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos AiresHigh jump
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 NairobiHigh jump
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2017 GyőrHigh jump
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 GyőrHigh jump

Yaroslava Oleksiyivna Mahuchikh (Ukrainian: Ярослава Олексіївна Магучіх; pronounced [jarosˈɫawa maˈɦutʃix]; born 19 September 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She was the 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 2019 and 2022 World Championships silver medalist, 2023 World Championships gold medalist, and 2022 World Indoor Championships gold medalist.

At the 2022 Brussels Diamond League, Mahuchikh jumped 2.05 m, which is her outdoor personal best and a Ukrainian record. In 2021, she achieved her indoor personal best of 2.06 m, which is also a national record.

Career

Yaroslava Mahuchikh started the high jump at the age of 13, and she was able to improve significantly in two years.[5] At the age of 15, she won the gold medal at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi by the largest margin in World U18 Championships history with her personal best of 1.92 m. She equaled the championship record of her compatriot Iryna Kovalenko from 2003 and set an unofficial world record for a 15-year-old.[6] A few weeks later, she won the high jump event at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival in Győr with a clearance of 1.89 m.[7]

In 2018, Mahuchikh cleared 1.94 m at the European U18 Championships and won the gold medal by 10 cm over the runner-up, setting a new championship record.[8] In October, she won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires with a combined height of 3.87 m and set a new personal best of 1.95 m at stage 2.[9] A month after her Youth Olympic success, Mahuchikh improved her personal best to 1.96 m and equaled the world U18 best in an annual indoor meeting in Minsk.[10]

During the 2019 indoor season, Mahuchikh jumped 1.99 m at the Miloslava Hübnerová Memorial in Hustopeče and equaled Vashti Cunningham's U20 world record.[11] In the outdoor season, she won the opening meeting of the Diamond League in Doha with an outdoor personal best of 1.96 m and became the youngest athlete ever to win a Diamond League event at the age of 17 years and 226 days.[12] In September, she jumped 1.89 m at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, finishing in sixth place.[13] Later that month, she jumped 2.04 m at the World Championships in Doha, winning the silver medal and breaking the world U20 record. Mahuchikh was voted the European Athletics Female Rising Star that year.

In January 2020, Mahuchikh jumped 2.01 m in Lviv, a new world U20 indoor record,[14] which she broke again a few days later when she jumped over 2.02 m in Karlsruhe.[15]

In February 2021, Mahuchikh cleared 2.06 m at Banská Bystrica, the highest any woman had jumped indoors since 2012.[16] In March, she won the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships. In July, she won the gold medal at the European U23 Championships. In August, Mahuchikh won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[17] In September, she won the silver medal at the Diamond League Final in Zürich with a jump of 2.03 m.[18]

In March 2022, days after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Mahuchikh claimed the gold medal in the high jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade.[19] She had to undertake a three-day journey of 2000 km by car from Ukraine to Serbia to compete at the championships.[20] Afterwards, she moved to Germany to train while the war continued in her country.[21] Later that year, Mahuchikh won the silver medal at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon,[22] and the gold medal at the European Championships in Munich. In September, she won the high jump at the Brussels Diamond League meeting with a world-leading 2.05 m, which is also a Ukrainian national record. Later that month, she won the Diamond League Final in Zürich with a jump of 2.03 m, 9 cm ahead of her nearest competitors. Mahuchikh won five of the seven Diamond League high jump events in 2022.[23]

In March 2023, Mahuchikh won the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships. In June, she won the gold medal at the European Games. The following month, she won the gold medal at the World Championships.[24] In September, she won the gold medal at the Diamond League Final with a world-leading mark of 2.03 m.

International competitions

Representing  Ukraine
YearCompetitionVenuePositionResultNotes
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 1.92 m CR
European Youth Olympics Győr, Hungary 1st 1.89 m
2018 European U18 Championships Győr, Hungary 1st 1.94 m CR
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 1.92 m + 1.95 m[lower-alpha 1]
2019 European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 1st 1.92 m
Diamond League Final Brussels, Belgium 6th 1.89 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 2.04 m WJR
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st 2.00 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 2.00 m CR
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd 2.00 m
Diamond League Final Zürich, Switzerland 2nd 2.03 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 2.02 m
World Championships Eugene, USA 2nd 2.02 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 1.95 m
Diamond League Final Zürich, Switzerland 1st 2.03 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st 1.98 m
European Games Chorzów, Poland 1st 1.97 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 2.01 m
Diamond League Final Eugene, USA 1st 2.03 m

Personal bests

Event Best Venue Date
High jump (outdoor) 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Brussels, Belgium 2 September 2022
High jump (indoor) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 2 February 2021
Sources:[4][25]

Recognition

Notes

  1. ↑ This event took place in two stages, and these results were added for the final placing.

References

  1. 1 2 "Yaroslava Mahuchikh". Olympedia. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics | Yaroslava Mahuchikh". tilastopaja.eu. Tilastopaja. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ↑ https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/high-jump/women?regionType=world&page=1&rankDate=2023-12-26
  4. 1 2 3 "YAROSLAVA MAHUCHIKH". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Precocious newcomer Mahuchikh aims to progress one step at a time". Iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "REPORT: GIRLS' HIGH JUMP – IAAF WORLD U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS NAIROBI 2017". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "One more "gold" for Ukraine in Gyor-2017!". noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Yaroslava Mahuchikh Wins Gold at the European Athletics Under 18 Championships". uatv.ua. Ukrinform. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ukrainian athletes win a trio of titles at the Youth Olympic Games". european-athletics.org. European Athletic Association. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lasitskene clears 2.00m and attempts 2.07m in Minsk". european-athletics.org. European Athletic Association. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "INDOOR ROUND-UP: ZANGO LEAPS 17.58M AFRICAN TRIPLE JUMP RECORD IN PARIS, WARHOLM CLOCKS 45.56". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "STAHL SENDS DISCUS BEYOND 70 METRES IN DOHA – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Results". diamondleague.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Mahuchikh soars to world indoor U20 record of 2.01m in Lviv". European Athletics. 18 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Mahuchikh improves world indoor U20 record to 2.02m in Karlsruhe". European Athletics. 31 January 2020.
  16. ↑ Mulkeen, Jon (2 February 2021). "Mahuchikh leaps 2.06m in Banska Bystrica, highest indoor jump in the world for nine years". World Athletics.
  17. ↑ "ROC's Mariya Lasitskene rises above the competition to win women's high jump gold". IOC. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Wanda Diamond League Final". diamondleague.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  19. ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins historic gold medal for Ukraine | DW | 19.03.2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "Ukraine's Mahuchikh wins emotional gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "Yaroslava Mahuchikh exclusive: On escaping Ukraine war and how 'sport unites, sport helps' foster peace". olympics.com. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins silver medal in high jump at world championships". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "Stars of 2022: Yaroslava Mahuchikh". diamondleague.com. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins gold to close track championships". espn.com. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  25. ↑ "Memorial Van Damme - Programma". Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №361/2021". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021.
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