Iryna Herashchenko (athlete)

Iryna Herashchenko
Iryna Herashchenko at the Wanda Diamond League’s 2026 Weltklasse Zürich.
Personal information
Born (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 31)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor: 2.00 m (2022)
  • Indoor: 1.98 m (2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisHigh jump
Diamond League
Second place2022High jump
Third place2024High jump
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 RomeHigh jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 ToruńHigh jump
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place2015 MungyeongHigh jump
Bronze medal – third place2019 WuhanHigh jump
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2017 TaipeiHigh jump
Silver medal – second place2019 NapelsHigh jump
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 BydgoszczHigh jump
Bronze medal – third place2015 TallinnHigh jump
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 RietiHigh jump
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 LilleHigh jump

Iryna Ihorivna Herashchenko (Ukrainian: Ірина Ігорівна Геращенко, born 10 March 1995) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 10th and 4th respectively.

Herashchenko has a personal best of 2.00 m (outdoors) and 1.98 m (indoors).

She placed fifth at high jump at the 2026 European Championship in Birmingham.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 2nd 1.87 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 1.85 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (q) 1.85 m
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 3rd 1.84 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 10th (q) 1.92 m
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 5th 1.85 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (q) 1.85 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 10th (q) 1.91 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rd 1.87 m
World Championships Beijing, China 23rd (q) 1.85 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 18th (q) 1.85 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th 1.93 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 1.92 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 13th (q) 1.89 m
Universiade Taipei, Chinese Taipei 2nd 1.91 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th 1.84 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 1.94 m
Universiade Naples, Italy 2nd 1.91 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (q) 1.85 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd 1.98 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 1.98 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 5th 1.92 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 4th 2.00 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 1.93 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 1.94 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd 1.95 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 3rd 1.95 m
Diamond League Final Brussels, Belgium 3rd 1.92 m
2026 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 1.92 m
World Ultimate Championship Budapest, Hungary 5th 1.91 m

References

  1. ↑ (in Ukrainian) Чемпіонат України: у кроці від визначення складу команди на чемпіонат Європи Championship of Ukraine: the step of determining the composition of the team for the European Championship, Ukrainian Athletic Federation ( )
  2. ↑ "GERASHCHENKO Iryna". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Athletics - Final Results". Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Oregon22 WCH22 World Athletics".
  5. ↑ "Iryna GERASHCHENKO | Profile | World Athletics".
  6. ↑ "Mahuchikh completes hat-trick of European titles". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 August 2026.