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Iryna Zhuk
BLRWomenIryna Henadzeuna Zhuk, née Yakaltsevich ; born 26 January 1993), is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the pole vault. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final.
She won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. In 2021, Zhuk tied for third at the European Athletics Indoor Championships with Holly Bradshaw.
Zhuk competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, this time reaching the final. Zhuk's personal bests in the event are 4.74 metres outdoors (2021) and 4.80 metres indoors (2022). Both marks are also national records. She is married to Belarusian athlete Vital Zhuk.
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PV | 4.15 | - | Feb 20, 2026 | ↓ | Belarus Indoor Championships, Olimpiyets Arena, Mogilyov (i) |
| 2025 | PV | 4.50 | - | Feb 15, 2025 | ↓ | Belarus Indoor Championships |
| 2024 | PV | 4.65 | - | Mar 3, 2024 | ↓ | Pole Vault Festival, MGSU Sports Arena, Moskva (i) |
| 2023 | PV | 4.75 | - | Jul 1, 2023 | ↓ | Republican competition "We Are Together", Regional Sport Complex, Brest |
| 2022 | PV | 4.80 | - | Feb 17, 2022 | ↓ | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i) - Indoor Meeting |
| 2021 | PV | 4.74 | - | May 28, 2021 | ↓ | Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - National Events |
| 2020 | PV | 4.72 | - | Aug 2, 2020 | ↓ | Belarus Championships, Dinamo National Olympic Stadium, Minsk |
| 2019 | PV | 4.70 | - | Aug 30, 2019 | ↓ | Belarus Championships, Minsk |
| 2018 | PV | 4.67 | - | Jun 30, 2018 | ↓ | Székesfehérvár (HUN) |
| 2018 | LJ | 5.80 | - | Jan 26, 2018 | - | Mogilyov (BLR) (i) |
| 2017 | PV | 4.60 | - | Jun 24, 2017 | ↓ | European Team Championships, Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 2016 | PV | 4.51 | - | Sep 6, 2016 | ↓ | Rovereto (ITA) |
| 2015 | PV | 4.25 | - | May 16, 2015 | ↓ | Brest (BLR) |
| 2014 | PV | 4.10 | - | May 31, 2014 | ↓ | Brest (BLR) |
| 2013 | PV | 4.11 | - | Feb 15, 2013 | ↓ | Potsdam (GER) (i) |
| 2012 | PV | 4.00 | - | Jan 27, 2012 | ↓ | Gomel (BLR) (i) |
| 2011 | PV | 3.90= | - | Jan 29, 2011 | ↓ | Mogilyov (BLR) (i) |
| 2010 | PV | 3.90 | - | Aug 21, 2010 | ↓ | Singapore Youth Olympic Games, Singapore |
| 2009 | PV | 3.60 | - | May 31, 2009 | ↓ | Grodno (BLR) |
2026
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PV | 4.15 | - | Feb 21 | Belarus Indoor Championships, Olimpiyets Arena, Mogilyov (i) |
PV | 4.15 | - | Feb 20 | Belarus Indoor Championships, Olimpiyets Arena, Mogilyov (i) |
2025
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PV | 4.30 | - | Jul 24 | Belarus Championships, Regional Sport Complex, Brest |
PV | 4.30 | - | Jul 13 | The Cup of the Strongest Athletes, Regional Sport Complex, Brest |
PV | 4.30 | - | Jul 12 | The Cup of the Strongest Athletes, Regional Sport Complex, Brest |
PV | NM | - | Jun 28 | Belarus Cup, RTSOP, Minsk |
PV | 4.40 | - | Mar 14 | Belarus Cup, Olimpiyets, Mogilyov (i) |
PV | 4.50 | - | Feb 15 | Belarus Indoor Championships |
PV | 4.50 | - | Feb 14 | Belarus Indoor Championships |
PV | 4.30 | - | Feb 8 | Russian Winter, LFK CSKA, Moskva (i) |
PV | 4.30 | - | Jan 30 | Minsk Winter Meeting, RTSOP Arena, Minsk (i) |
2024
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PV | 4.65 | - | Mar 3 | Pole Vault Festival, MGSU Sports Arena, Moskva (i) |
PV | 4.45 | - | Feb 25 | Russian Indoor Championships |
PV | 4.45 | - | Feb 23 | Russian Indoor Championships |
PV | 4.60 | - | Feb 18 | Belarus Indoor Championships |
PV | 4.60 | - | Feb 17 | Belarus Indoor Championships |
PV | 4.55 | - | Feb 3 | Belarus Cup, Olimpiyets Arena, Mogilyov (i) |
2023
19 performances2022
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PV | 4.55 | - | Jun 16 | Nesterenko Memorial, Regional Sport Complex, Brest |
PV | 4.50 | - | Jun 10 | Athletics Meeting "We Are Together", RTSOP, Minsk |
PV | 4.55 | - | Feb 26 | Belarus Indoor Championships, Olimpiyets Arena, Mogilyov (i) |
PV | 4.55 | - | Feb 25 | Belarus Indoor Championships, Olimpiyets Arena, Mogilyov (i) |
PV | 4.45 | - | Feb 19 | All Star Perche by Quartus, Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand (i) |
PV | 4.80 | - | Feb 17 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i) - Indoor Meeting |
PV | 4.70 | - | Feb 14 | Meeting de l’Eure, Stade couvert Jesse Owens, Val-de-Reuil (i) |
PV | 4.77 | - | Feb 5 | Perche en or, Complexe sportif Léo Lagrange, Tourcoing (i) - Elite Event |
PV | 4.71 | - | Feb 3 | Czech Indoor Gala |
PV | 4.60 | - | Jan 29 | Perche Elite Tour, Halle des Expositions, Nevers (i) - Elite Event |
2021
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PV | 4.50 | - | Sep 14 | Gala dei Castelli, Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
PV | 4.55 | - | Sep 11 | Int. Golden Roof Challenge, Maria-Theresien-Straße, Innsbruck |
PV | 4.47 | - | Sep 9 | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline |
PV | 4.66 | - | Sep 4 | Karlsruhe springt, Marktplatz, Karlsruhe |
Honours
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
The XXXII Olympic Games
Pole Vault
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
European Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Championships
Pole Vault
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Pole Vault
European Athletics Team Championships First League
Pole Vault
European Athletics Championships
Pole Vault
European Athletics Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
European Team Championships
Pole Vault
Universiade
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Championships
Pole Vault
Belarus Indoor Championships
Pole Vault