Viktoriya Valyukevich

Viktoriya Valyukevich

Personal information
Born	May 22, 1982
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Viktoriya Valyukevich (Russian: Виктория Валюкевич, née Гурова, Gurova; born 22 May 1982) is a Russian triple jumper.

She won the silver medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade, the gold medal at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the finals. In 2008, she reached the Olympic final, finishing in 7th.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she reached the final of the triple jump, finishing in 8th position.^[2]

Her personal best jump is 14.85 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kazan. The Russian record is currently held by Tatyana Lebedeva with 15.34 metres.

She is married to Slovak triple jumper Dmitrij Vaľukevič.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Russia
2001	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	3rd	13.68 m
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	14.37 m (wind: 1.4 m/s)
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	2nd	14.14 m
2004	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	21st (q)	14.04 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	14.74 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th	13.96 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	14.77 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (q)	14.00 m
	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	8th	14.24 m

References

• Viktoriya Valyukevich profile at IAAF

1. "Beijing 2008: Athletics—Triple Jump Women Final". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
2. "London 2012: Athletics—Triple Jump Women Final". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2014-11-14.