Yuliya Levchenko
 Levchenko at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 November 1997 Artemivsk, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | High jump:
2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (2019)
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Yuliya Andriyivna Levchenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Андріївна Левченко; pronounced [ˈjulija ˈleu̯tʃenko]; born 28 November 1997) is a Ukrainian high jumper.[1]
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 (2019) and 2.00 metres indoors (2019).
Competition record[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Ukraine
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| 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 | |
References[]
- ^ Yuliya Levchenko at World Athletics
- ^ "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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