Ukrainian high jumper
Iryna Mykhalchenko (Ukrainian: Ірина Михальченко; born 20 January 1972) is a Ukrainian high jumper.
Biography
Mykhalchenko competed in two Olympic Games, finishing fifth in the high jump contest at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She then finished second at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final, third at the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final and sixth in the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
Her personal best performance is 2.01 metres, achieved in July 2004 at the Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting Eberstadt, placing her in the elite Female two metres club.
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
|
Representing  Ukraine
|
| 1996
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
13th (q)
|
1.88 m
|
| 1997
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
21st (q)
|
1.80 m
|
| Universiade
|
Catania, Italy
|
13th (q)
|
1.85 m
|
| 1998
|
European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
13th (q)
|
1.90 m
|
| 1999
|
Universiade
|
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
|
6th
|
1.88 m
|
| World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
14th (q)
|
1.89 m
|
| 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
29th (q)
|
1.85 m
|
| 2002
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Vienna, Austria
|
9th (q)
|
1.92 m
|
| European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
9th
|
1.89 m
|
| 2003
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
5th
|
1.96 m
|
| 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
5th
|
1.96 m
|
| 2005
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
12th
|
1.85 m
|
| 2006
|
European Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
6th
|
1.95 m
|
See also
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