Iryna Henadzeuna Zhuk, née Yakaltsevich (Belarusian: Ірына Генадзеўна Жук (Якалцэвіч); born 26 January 1993), is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[3] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final. She won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. In 2021, Zhuk tied for third at the European Athletics Indoor Championships with Holly Bradshaw. Zhuk competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, this time reaching the final.

Iryna Zhuk
Zhuk in 2018
Personal information
Birth nameIryna Yakaltsevich
Born (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31)
Grodno, Belarus
EducationHrodna State University[1]
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Belarus
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Toruń Pole vault
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Pole vault

Zhuk's personal bests in the event are 4.74 metres outdoors (2021) and 4.80 metres indoors (2022). Both marks are also national records.

She is married to Belarusian athlete Vital Zhuk.[4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   Belarus
2010 Youth Olympic Games Bishan, Singapore 2nd (B) 3.90 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 16th (q) 3.95 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th 4.25 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 12th 4.35 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 34th (q) 4.15 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 12th 4.40 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom NM
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1st 4.40 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 4.55 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 4.65 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 4.70 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 3rd 4.65 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th 4.50 m

References

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  1. ^ 2017 Universiade bio[dead link]
  2. ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Iryna Zhuk at World Athletics  
  4. ^ "Zhuk Iryna" Archived 2021-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. olympics.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.