Olesya Povh
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Competitor for  Ukraine | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2012 London | 4×100 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2011 Daegu | 4×100 m relay |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2010 Barcelona | 4×100 m relay |
| Silver | 2012 Helsinki | 100 m |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2011 Paris | 60 m |
| Continental Cup | ||
| Silver | 2010 Split | 4×100 m relay |
| Universiade | ||
| Gold | 2013 Kazan | 4×100 m relay |
Olesya Povh (Ukrainian: Олеся Повх (Olesya Povkh); born October 18, 1987[1]) is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best times include 11.18 seconds in the 100 m, achieved in August 2012 in london.[1]
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.[2] The team reprised their roles for the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, representing Europe, and took the silver medal behind the Americas team.[3]
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.[4]
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London she and her teammates Hrystyna Stuy, Mariya Ryemyen and Yelizaveta Bryzghina took the bronze medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay by setting a new national record.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Povh Olesya Profile, International Association of Athletics Federations
- ↑ Chris Tomlinson secures European long jump bronze, BBC (August 1, 2010)
- ↑ 2010 Continental Cup 4x100 Metres Relay – W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
- ↑ Ukraine’s Povh speeds to world-leading 60m. European Athletics (2011-01-23). Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
- ↑ "International Association of Athletics Federations". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ USA smash world 4x100m relay record to win Olympic gold, BBC Sport (10 August 2012)
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