Denys Yurchenko

Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko (Ukrainian: Денис Сергійович Юрченко) (born January 27, 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[1]

His personal best jump (outdoor) is 5.81 metres, achieved in September 2003 in Rieti.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	6th
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	NM
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	2nd
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	3rd

References

1. ^ "Hooker wins pole vault gold medal for Australia". Associated Press. 2008-08-22. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j6ICi0Utu6ZDjuqu9feI2F2mR4XAD92ND6N00. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 

External links

• IAAF profile for Denys Yurchenko

Persondata
Name	Yurchenko, Denys
Alternative names
Short description	Ukrainian pole vaulter
Date of birth	1978-01-27
Place of birth
Date of death
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