Dariya Derkach

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Dariya Derkach
Athletics
Event(s)Long jump, triple jump
ClubC.S. Aeronautica Militare
Coached bySerhiy Derkach
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 6.67 m (2013)
  • Triple jump: 14.52 m (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Istanbul Triple jump
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tampere Triple jump

Dariya Derkach (Ukrainian: Дар'я Деркач; born 27 March 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Italian female long jumper and triple jumper. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Triple jump.[1]

Biography

She was born in Ukraine but has been an Italian citizen since 27 May 2013.[2] She has lived in the town of Pagani (close to Naples) in Italy with her parents since 2002.[3] Her father, Serhiy (a former decathlete), is her coach. She trains in Formia where she has lived since the end of 2014. Her mother Oksana Derkach was a good triple jumper.[4]

Her best results in

World Championships
, on six of these seven occasions without being able to pass the qualifying round for the final.

National records

  • Long jump (
    junior): 6.67 m (Italy Rieti, 15 June 2013) - current holder[6]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
2011
European Champion Clubs Cup jr.
Spain Castellon 1st 100 m hs 13.83 [7]
1st Long jump 6.21 m [7]
1st 4x100 m relay 47.37 [7]
2013
European Team Championships
United Kingdom Gateshead 6th Long jump
6.21 m
[8]
European U23 Championships Finland Tampere 6th Long jump 6.45 m (w: +1.0 m/s)
2nd Triple jump 13.56 m (w: +1.5 m/s)
World Championships Russia Moscow 28th Qual. Long jump 6.16 m
2014 Mediterranean U23 Championships France Aubagne 3rd Long jump 6.09 m
2nd Triple jump 13.81 m
European Championships Switzerland Zürich 21st Qual. Triple jump 13.06 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Czech Republic Prague 21st Qual. Triple jump 13.40 m
European U23 Championships Estonia Tallinn 20th Qual. Long jump 6.00 m (w: 1.0 m/s)
4th Triple jump 13.88 m (w: +2.6 m/s)
2016 European Championships Netherlands Amsterdam 10th Triple jump 13.89 m [9]
Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 28th Qual. Triple jump 13.56 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade 13th Qual. Triple jump 13.69 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Spain Tarragona 8th Triple jump 13.39 m
European Championships Germany Berlin NC Qual. Triple jump NM
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 2nd Triple jump 14.20 m

National titles

Dariya Derkach has won 13 times the individual senior national championship and 7 at junior level. She won her first senior national championship in 2014.[10][11]

Senior (13)
Junior (7)
  • 4 wins in long jump (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • 3 wins in triple jump (2011, 2012, 2013)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athletics - DERKACH Dariya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Derkach è cittadina italiana". atletica itiliana (in Italian). Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Derkach, l'Italia del futuro fa un salto in avanti". La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Dariya Derkach Biography". atletica itiliana. Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDOOR ALLIEVI-JUNIORES-PROMESSE M/F Salto triplo-TJ Juniores Donne - RISULTATI". atletica itiliana. Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Primato italiano per Dariya Derkach". Zero-zero (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Latest Results 2011". ECCC Track and Field Juniors Group A - Castellon (ESP). European Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  8. ^ "2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results". EAA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  9. ^ 13.96 m with the wind aid in the qualifying round. She does not access the three final jumps between the top 8.
  10. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR - Ancona, 26 e 27 febbraio 202". fidal.it (in Italian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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