Roman Shchurenko

Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
2000 Sydney long jump

Roman Anatoliyovych Shchurenko (Роман Анатолійович Щуренко; born September 14, 1976 in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk) is a male athlete from Ukraine specializing in long jump. His personal best jump, which he achieved in July 2000, is 8.35 metres. The same year he became, surprisingly, the bronze medallist at the Olympic Games.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Ukraine
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 1st 7.78 m
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 5th 7.94 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (q) 7.75 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 4th 7.96 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 15th (q) 7.89 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 12th (q) 7.73 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rd 8.31 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 15th (q) 7.74 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 7th 7.76 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 20th (q) 7.60 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 7.96 m


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