Olha Lyakhova

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Olha Oleksandrivna Lyakhova (Ukrainian: Ольга Олександрівна Ляхова) (born 18 March 1992) is a Ukrainian middle-distance runner.[2] She won bronze medals at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Indoor Championships.

Olha Lyakhova
Olha Lyakhova at the DécaNation 2014
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)
Rubizhne, Ukraine[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event800m
ClubAvangard
Coached byKonstantin Stepantsov
Ivan Smorodsky
Tomasz Lewandowski
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zürich 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin 800 m
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Belgrade 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Glasgow 800 m

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Ukraine
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 7th 800 m 2:05.67
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 28th (h) 800 m 2:09.24
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5th 800 m 2:07.16
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 800 m 2:02.12
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 800 m 2:01.90
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.14
World Championships Moscow, Russia 19th (h) 800 m 2:00.98
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.38
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 8th (h) 800 m 2:02.71
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 1st (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.18
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 11th (sf) 800 m 1:58.94
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.94
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 49th (h) 800 m 2:03.02
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 17th (h) 800 m 2:06.33
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.10
World Championships London, United Kingdom 26th (h) 800 m 2:02.07
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 800 m 2:03.11
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 11th (h) 800 m 2:03.81
European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 800 m 2:00.79
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 800 m 2:03.24
World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th (sf) 800 m 2:00.72
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.48
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 28th (h) 800 m 2:02.16
European Championships Munich, Germany 13th (h) 800 m 2:02.91
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 49th (h) 800 m 2:03.11

Personal bests edit

Outdoor

Indoor

References edit

  1. ^ "Lehkoatletka Olʹha Lyakhova hotuyetʹsya vzyaty "zoloto" Olimpiysʹkykh ihor-2020" (in Ukrainian). UATV. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Olha Lyakhova". IAAF. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

External links edit