Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova

Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova

Personal information
Born	April 13, 1989
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Belarus
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump

Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova (Настасся Мірончык-Іванова, born April 13, 1989) is a Belarusian long jumper. 2011 she became known for missing the World Championships gold medal because of her hair style. Her pony-tail left a mark in the sand well behind her body's 6.90m mark.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belarus
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	Long jump	6.46 m (-1.3 m/s)
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	Long jump	6.76 m w (+4.7 m/s)
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	11th	Long jump	6.29 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	Long jump	6.75 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	6th	Long jump	6.55 m
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	6th	Long jump	6.54 m w (+2.5 m/s)
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	4th	Long jump	6.74 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	Long jump	6.64 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	9th	Long jump	6.66 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	9th	Long jump	6.56 m

References

• Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova profile at IAAF

1. Incredible: Nastassia has lost the long jump gold and $60,000 dollars because of a hairstyle, Gianni Merlo, La Gazzetta dello Sport, 2011-09-03.