Olga Turchak

Olga Turchak
Personal information
Born (1967-03-05) 5 March 1967
Almaty, Soviet Union
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1986 StuttgartHigh jump
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place1985 CottbussHigh jump

Olga Turchak (Russian: Опъга Турчак; born 5 March 1967) is a retired female high jumper born in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Biography

Turchak set her personal best on 7 July 1986, jumping 2.01 metres at a meet in Moscow, a mark that stood as the World Junior Record for 33 years, until being broken twice in a row by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the 2019 World Championships.

She competed at two Olympic Games, reaching the final on both occasions. In Seoul 1988, she finished in fourth place with 1.96 m, while in Barcelona 1992, she finished thirteenth with 1.83m, having cleared 1.92 m in the qualifying round. Turchak set the Youth World Best Performance on 7 September 1984 in Donetsk, with a jump of 1.96 metres.

International competitions

  • All results regarding high jump
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Soviet Union /  Unified Team
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 9th 1.85 m
European Junior Championships Cottbus, East Germany 2nd 1.91 m
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd 1.93 m
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 8th 1.91 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 4th 1.96 m
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 1.91 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 10th 1.85 m (1.88)
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 13th 1.83 m (1.92)

See also

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