Olga Kucherenko
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Olga Kucherenko is a Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

 long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

er.

She won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships
2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 30th European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena which has a seating capacity of 6,600 people....

. She also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships
2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Women's Long Jump
-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification rule: qualification standar 6.60m or at least best 8 qualified-Final:...

 without reaching the final. Her personal best jump is 7.13 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...

. She has 6.87 metres on the indoor track, achieved in January 2008 in Krasnodar
Krasnodar
Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:...

. In 2011 she won the silver medal in the world championships in Daegu with a result of 6.77 m.
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