Denys Yurchenko

Denys Yurchenko
	Denys Yurchenko in 2007
Personal information
Born	27 January 1978 (age 43); Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole Vault
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Indoor Championships
European Indoor Championships

Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko (Ukrainian: Денис Сергійович Юрченко) (born 27 January 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships.

Career[]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics he suffered a mishap with a vaulting pole, injuring his groin and ending his season. He also initially won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[1]

On 17 November 2016, the IOC disqualified him from the 2008 Olympic Games, stripped his Olympic bronze medal and struck his results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2008.^[2]

In May 2017, he was disqualified for two years.^[3]

His personal best jump (outdoor) is 5.83 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kyiv.

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Ukraine
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th (q)	5.20 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	30th (q)	5.40 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	–	NM
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	5.70 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	5.70 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	5.70 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th	5.65 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd	5.85 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	16th (q)	5.45 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	—	NM
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	NM
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd	5.71 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	12th	5.66 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	16th (q)	5.35 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	DSQ (3rd)	DSQ (5.70 m)
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	—	NM
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	22nd (q)	5.35 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	NM
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	NM

References[]

^ "Hooker wins pole vault gold medal for Australia". Associated Press. 2008-08-22. Archived from the original on August 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
^ "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ "Six Russian, Ukrainian track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests | CTV News".

External links[]

Denys Yurchenko at World Athletics

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[1] "Hooker wins pole vault gold medal for Australia". Associated Press. 2008-08-22. Archived from the original on August 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.

[2] "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[3] "Six Russian, Ukrainian track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests | CTV News".

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