- Mariya Kuchina
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Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for 
RussiaYouth Olympic Games Gold 2010 Singapore High jump World Youth Championships Silver 2009 Brixen High jump Mariya Kuchina (Russian: Мария Кучина; born January 14, 1993 in Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkaria) is an Russian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
Kuchina won her first international medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where she cleared a personal best of 1.85 m to take the silver medal behind Italian Alessia Trost.[1] She was also the silver medallist at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival and 2009 Gymnasiade.[2][3]
In the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, Kuchina won a gold medal in the girls' high jump with a clearance of 1.86 m, ahead of Alessia Trost.[4]
She started her 2011 season with a major scalp in the form of Yelena Slesarenko, who she defeated with an indoor best jump of 1.90 m.[5] A greater effort soon followed on the Moravia High Jump Tour meet in Třinec, as she cleared 1.97 m to claim the world junior indoor best which Desislava Aleksandrova had held since 1994.[6]
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Major competitive record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes 2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 2nd 1.85 m 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Singapore 1st 1.89 m 2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 9th 1.92 m Personal bests
Event Best (m) Venue Date High jump (outdoor) 1.91 Penza July 7, 2010 High jump (indoor) 1.97 Třinec January 26, 2011 References
- ^ 2009 World Youth Championships - High Jump - W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
- ^ European Youth Olympic Festival 2009. WJAH. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
- ^ Qatar Embraces Gold in Doha 2009 Gymnasiade. Qatar Athletic Association (2009-12-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
- ^ "2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls high jump results (final)". Atos Origin. http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/docroot/results/INF__ATW071B11C73M_____________________00001000_PENG20100822203813781.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2011-01-23). Kuchina foils Slesarenko’s comeback in Volgograd. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
- ^ Juck Alfons & Ramsak, Bob (2011-01-27). Kuchina clears 1.97m World junior best in Trinec. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
External links
- IAAF profile for Mariya Kuchina
Categories:- 1993 births
- Living people
- Russian high jumpers
- Athletes at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Russian athletics biography stubs
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