Maryna Oleksandrivna Bekh-Romanchuk (Ukrainian: Мари́на Олександрівна Бех Романчу́к; born 18 July 1995) is a Ukrainian long jumper and triple jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in the long jump and the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the triple jump.
Career
editShe finished fifth at the 2011 World Youth Championships, eighth at the 2012 World Junior Championships,[1] won the bronze medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships[citation needed] and finished ninth at the 2014 World Junior Championships, and fifth at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She competed at the 2013 World Championships without reaching the final.[1]
Her personal best jump is 6.93 metres, achieved in Lutsk in 2016.
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Long jump | 6.35 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th | Long jump | 6.29 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | NM (10th q) | Long jump | NM (6.55 m q) | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | Long jump | 6.59 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | Long jump | 6.36 m | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10th | Long jump | 6.37 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Long jump | 6.73 m | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | Long jump | 6.84 m |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 1st | Long jump | 6.84 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Long jump | 6.92 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 1st | Long jump | 6.92 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Long jump | 6.88 m | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | Long jump | 6.73 m |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 14.76 m | |||
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 8th | Long jump | 6.82 m | |
| 11th | Triple jump | 13.91 m | |||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | Long jump | 6.76 m | |
| 1st | Triple jump | 15.02 m | |||
| 2023 | European Games | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | Triple jump | 14.58 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | Long jump | NM | |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 15.00 m | |||
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 11th | Triple jump | 13.98 m |
Personal life
editIn 2018, she married Ukrainian Swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk at World Athletics
- ^ "Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Wife of Distance Swimming Ace Mykhailo, Claims Silver Medal at World Track & Field Champs". Swimming World. 25 August 2023.
External links
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- Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk at World Athletics
- Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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