Olesya Povkh
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Olesya Povh is a Ukrainian
sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres
. Her personal best times include 11.29 seconds in the 100 m, achieved in July 2009 in Donetsk
.
She had her first year of international competition in 2010. She reached the semi-finals of the 60 metres
at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
and took a relay bronze medal
with Ukraine at the 2010 European Team Championships
. She gained selection for the 100 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and was eliminated in the semi-finals. However, she went on to have success at the competition as part of the Ukrainian 4×100 m relay team: running with Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen
, and Yelizaveta Bryzhina
, the team won the gold medal
in a national record
time of 42.29 seconds – the fastest mark in the world that year. The team reprised their roles for the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup
, representing Europe, and took the silver medal
behind the Americas team.
She graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk
State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in 2010 and chose to focus on athletics full-time in 2011. She began the year with a 60 metres best run of 7.14 seconds, gaining selection for the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
. Her personal best times include 11.29 seconds in the 100 m, achieved in July 2009 in Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
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She had her first year of international competition in 2010. She reached the semi-finals of the 60 metres
60 metres
60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...
at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...
and took a relay bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
with Ukraine at the 2010 European Team Championships
2010 European Team Championships
The second SPAR European Team Championships took place on 19 and 20 June 2010. The track and field athletics tournament run by European Athletics was the successor of the old European Cup competition which was held annually until 2008....
. She gained selection for the 100 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and was eliminated in the semi-finals. However, she went on to have success at the competition as part of the Ukrainian 4×100 m relay team: running with Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen
Mariya Ryemyen
Mariya Ryemyen is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. Ryemyen was part of the Ukrainian women's 4x100m that won gold during the during the 2010 European Athletics with 42.29 – the fastest time in the world that year.-Career:She finished seventh at the 2009 European U23...
, and Yelizaveta Bryzhina
Yelizaveta Bryzhina
Yelizaveta Bryzhina is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.Her personal best times are 11.44 seconds in the 100 metres , achieved in June 2007 in Kiev; and 22.44 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2010 in Barcelona.-Biography:Bryzhina is the daughter of the...
, the team won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in a national record
Ukrainian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Ukraine maintained by the Ukrainian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitudeht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * *...
time of 42.29 seconds – the fastest mark in the world that year. The team reprised their roles for the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup
2010 IAAF Continental Cup
The 1st IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Originally scheduled as the 11th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, it was renamed in 2008 when the IAAF revamped the competition format...
, representing Europe, and took the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
behind the Americas team.
She graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...
State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in 2010 and chose to focus on athletics full-time in 2011. She began the year with a 60 metres best run of 7.14 seconds, gaining selection for the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...
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