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.

Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk
Maryna Bekh at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 28)
Moroziv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 6.93m (Lutsk (2016)
  • Triple jump: 15.02m (Munich 2022)

Career edit

She 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

Representing   Ukraine
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

Personal life edit

In 2018, she married Ukrainian Swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk at World Athletics  
  2. ^ "Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Wife of Distance Swimming Ace Mykhailo, Claims Silver Medal at World Track & Field Champs". Swimming World. 25 August 2023.

External links edit