Yuliya Levchenko

Yuliya Andriyivna Levchenko or Yuliia Andriivna Levchenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Андріївна Левченко; pronounced [ˈjulija ˈleu̯tʃenko]; born 28 November 1997[1]) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Indoors at European level, Levchenko claimed bronze in 2017 and silver in 2019. She was the 2017 European Under-23 champion.

Yuliya Levchenko
Levchenko at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Personal information
Born (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997
Artemivsk, Ukraine
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (Minsk 2019)
  • Indoors
  • 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) (Eaubonne 2019)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 LondonHigh jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 GlasgowHigh jump
Bronze medal – third place2017 BelgradeHigh jump
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BydgoszczHigh jump
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 BydgoszczHigh jump
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 NanjingHigh jump

Levchenko earned gold at the 2014 Youth Olympics and bronze at the 2016 World U20 Championships.

Career

Levchenko competed at the 2016 Olympic Games and did not reach the final. She was the 2017 European U23 Championships gold medalist and the 2017 World Championships silver medalist. She was ranked second in the world for the 2017 season.[2] Also in 2017, she was named the European Athletics Rising Star of the Year.

Levchenko competed at the 2020 Olympic Games, where she finished eighth. Her personal bests in the high jump are 2.02 metres outdoors (Minsk 2019) and 2.00 metres indoors (Eaubonne 2019).

Levchenko at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul

Competition record
Representing  Ukraine
YearCompetitionVenuePosition
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 13th 1.70 m
2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 1st 1.89 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 24th (q) 1.85 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 1.86 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19th (q) 1.92 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 1.94 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 1.96 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd 2.01 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 1.89 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th 1.91 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 1.99 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 2.00 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4th 1.94 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th 1.96 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 15th (q) 1.90 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 9th 1.86 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th 1.94 m

References
  1. Yuliya Levchenko at World Athletics
  2. "ALL-ATHLETICS WORLD RANKINGS – 07.11.2017 (31.10.2017)". Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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