Denys Yurchenko

Denys Yurchenko
Denys Yurchenko in 2007
Personal information
Born (1978-01-27) 27 January 1978 (age 46)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
EventPole Vault
Medal record
Olympic Games
Disqualified 2008 Beijing Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Budapest Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Madrid Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2007 Birmingham Pole vault

Denys Serhiyovych 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
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
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 9th 5.65 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 5.85 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 16th (q) 5.45 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia — NM
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — NM
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 5.71 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 12th 5.66 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 16th (q) 5.35 m
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
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – NM

References

  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". 31 May 2017.


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