Kateryna Derun

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Kateryna Derun
Personal information
Native nameКатерина Олександрівна Дерун
Full nameKateryna Oleksandrivna Derun
Born (1993-09-24) 24 September 1993 (age 30)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Kateryna Oleksandrivna Derun (Ukrainian: Катерина Олександрівна Дерун; born 24 September 1993) is a Ukrainian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[1] Olympic Champion at the 1st youth Olympic Game in Singapore 2010. Silver Medalist at the European Championship U23 2015. Silver Medalist at Universiade Qatar 2009, Bronze Medalist at the European Throwing Cup Bar 2013. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. In addition, she won the silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships. 2nd result in the Ukrainian javelin throw history at the Olympic Games. Olympian in Rio-De-Janeiro 2016 where the record was made.

Her personal best in the event is 62.82 metres set in Kyiv on May 5, 2016.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2009 World Youth Championships
Brixen, Italy
14th (q) Javelin throw 45.63 m
European Youth Olympic Festival
Tampere, Finland
5th Javelin throw 46.52 m
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 1st Javelin throw 54.59 m
2011 European Junior Championships
Tallinn, Estonia
12th Javelin throw 49.03 m
2012 World Junior Championships
Barcelona, Spain
21st (q) Javelin throw 48.69 m
2013 European U23 Championships
Tampere, Finland
14th (q) Javelin throw 51.53 m
2015 European U23 Championships
Tallinn, Estonia
2nd Javelin throw 58.60 m
World Championships
Beijing, China
32nd (q)[2] Javelin throw 53.49 m
2016 European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
27th (q) Javelin throw 52.92 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17th (q) Javelin throw
60.02 m

References

  1. ^ a b Kateryna Derun at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Javelin Throw Women - Qualification" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2017.