Yaroslava Mahuchikh

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksiivna and the family name is Mahuchikh.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Mahuchikh at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameЯрослава Олексіївна Магучіх
Full nameYaroslava Oleksiivna Mahuchikh
NationalityUkrainian
Born (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 23)[1]
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubCentral Sports Club of the Armed Forces
Coached byTetiana Stepanova
Serhii Stepanov[3][4]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (2022-now)[5][6][7]
Personal bestsHigh jump:

2.10 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in) WR (Paris 2024)

2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) NR (Banská Bystrica 2021)
Medal record
Senior level
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 1 2 0
World Indoor Championships 1 1 0
Diamond League Final 3 1 0
World Athletics Indoor Tour 1 0 0
European Championships 2 0 0
European Indoor Championships 2 0 0
European Games 1 0 0
Total 12 4 1
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris High jump
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo High jump
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest High jump
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene High jump
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha High jump
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow High jump
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade High jump
Diamond League Final
First place 2024 High jump
First place 2023 High jump
First place 2022 High jump
Second place 2021 High jump
World Athletics Indoor Tour
First place 2020 High jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome High jump
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich High jump
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chorzów High jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul High jump
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń High jump
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn High jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Borås High jump
Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires High jump
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nairobi High jump
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2017 Győr High jump
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Győr High jump
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Diamond League Series 19 4 3
World Indoor Tour Meetings 4 0 0
Total 23 4 3

Yaroslava Oleksiivna Mahuchikh (Ukrainian: Ярослава Олексіївна Магучіх; pronounced [jarosˈɫawa maˈɦutʃix]; born 19 September 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper and women's high jump world record holder. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Championships and 2022 World Indoor Championships. Mahuchikh is also the 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 2019 and 2022 World Championships silver medalist and 2024 World Indoor Championships silver medalist. She is a three-times Diamond League title holder.

At the 2024 Paris Diamond League, she broke the world record in the event with a jump of 2.10 m.

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  2. ^ "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics | Yaroslava Mahuchikh". tilastopaja.eu. Tilastopaja. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Президент України Володимир Зеленський відзначив нашу олімпійську чемпіонку Ярославу Магучіх орденом княгині Ольги І ступеня". dnipro.tv (in Ukrainian). 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. ^ ""I don't know how terrorists can be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games," an interview with Olympic Champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh :: Svidomi". svidomi.in.ua. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. ^ "World Rankings | Women's High Jump 2022".
  6. ^ "World Rankings | Women's High Jump 2023".
  7. ^ "World Rankings | Women's High Jump 12 November 2024".
  8. ^ a b "Yaroslava Mahuchikh". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 October 2024.