Larysa_Berezhna

Larysa Berezhna

Larysa Berezhna

Ukrainian long jumper

Larysa Berezhna (Ukrainian: Лариса Бережна, also Russian: Лариса Бережная - Larisa Berezhnaya; born 28 February 1961) is a retired long jumper, born in Kyiv, who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. She first gained recognition with a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships. In 1991 she won a gold medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the outdoor World Championships. The same year she jumped 7.24 metres, which puts her 14th in the all-time performers list. She competed at the 1992 Olympic Games but was forced to withdraw during the qualifying round due to injury.

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Note: At the 1992 Olympics, Berezhna had one foul in the qualifying round before withdrawing from the competition.

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