Olena Kolesnychenko (Ukrainian: Олена Колесниченко; born 3 June 1993 in Rivne) is a Ukrainian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3]

Olena Kolesnychenko
Personal information
Born (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 30)
Rivne, Ukraine[1]
EducationRivne state university of humanities, National university of water and environmental engineering[2]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
ClubRivne Running Club
Medal record
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 400 m hurdles

Her personal best in the event is 55.48 seconds set in Lutsk in 2016.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Ukraine
2009 European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 7th 400 m hurdles 56.89
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 3rd 400 m hurdles 59.25
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 4th 400 m hurdles 58.10
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 19th (h) 400 m hurdles 58.04
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 6th 400 m hurdles 56.83
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.86
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.84
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.77
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 28th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.88
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd 400 m hurdles 56.14
1st (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.76

References edit