Irina Gumenyuk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Irina Gumenyuk

Russian triple jumper

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1988

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Irina Gumenyuk

  • Irina Borisovna Gumenyuk (Russian: ????? ????????? ???????; born 6 January 1988) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump.
  • She was the silver medallist in the event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
  • Her triple jump personal best is 14.48 metres, set in 2013. Gumenyuk started out in the long jump.
  • In 2005, she cleared six metres for the first time and placed fifth at the European Youth Olympic Festival.
  • The teenage athlete began to focus on the triple jump in her competitions the following year.
  • In 2007, she had a personal best of 13.55 metres in the event, won the Russian junior title and placed in the top ten at the 2007 European Athletics Junior Championships.She triple jumped 13.65 m in 2008, but did not improve upon this performance for three years.
  • The 2011 season saw her set a long jump best of 6.38 m and clear fourteen metres in the triple jump both indoors and out.
  • Her first success as a senior came that year as she was runner-up at the European Champion Clubs Cup, taking second behind Patricia Sarrapio.
  • She had a strong start to the 2013 indoor season with multiple clearances over fourteen metres, including a best of 14.48 m in Saint Petersburg.
  • She then beat Viktoriya Dolgacheva to take the Russian indoor title with a clearance of 14.41 m.In her first senior international competition for Russia she won the triple jump silver medal at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships, her mark of 14.30 m only beaten by Olha Saladuha (the reigning world and European champion).

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