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Ukrainian javelin thrower (born 1993)

Kateryna Derun
Personal information
Native nameКатерина Олександрівна Дерун
Full nameKateryna Oleksandrivna Derun
Born (1993-09-24) 24 September 1993 (age 31)
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.

Career

She is the winner of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. 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.

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) 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. ^ Kateryna Derun at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Javelin Throw Women - Qualification" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2017.
Youth Olympic champions in athletics – girls' javelin throw
Bold: Olympic medalists in athletics


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