Halyna Obleshchuk (Cyrillic: Галина Облещук; born 23 February 1989) is a Ukrainian athlete specialising in the shot put.[1]
Career edit
She is a member of the Ivano-Frankivsk, U (Cyrillic: Івано-Франківська, У) club. [1]
She represented her country at two consecutive World Championships, in 2013 and 2015, her best result being the ninth place on the first occasion. She has not participated in the Olympics, however she is recognised by the organisation. [2]
Her personal bests in the event are 19.40 metres outdoors (Kiev 2014) and 18.31 metres indoors (Sumy 2014).
| Height | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial | 5'8" (68') | 14.8 stone (207lbs) |
| Metric | 1.77m (177cm) | 94kg |
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ukraine
| |||||
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 11th (q) | Shot put | 16.21 m |
| European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | Shot put | 16.87 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 16th (q) | Shot put | 16.39 m |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 13th (q) | Shot put | 16.81 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th | Shot put | 18.08 m | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 16th (q) | Shot put | 16.74 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 19th (q) | Shot put | 16.97 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16th (q) | Shot put | 16.30 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 34th (q) | Shot put | 15.81 m | |
References edit
- ^ Halyna Obleshchuk at World Athletics
- ^ "Halyna OBLESHCHUK - Olympic | Ukraine". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ "European Athletics - Athlete: Halyna Obleshchuk". european-athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
External links edit
- Halyna Obleshchuk at Olympics.com
- Halyna Obleshchuk at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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