Yana Maksimava
- Born
- Jan 9, 1989 (37 years old)
- Birthplace
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Events
- High Jump · Pentathlon Short Track
- Height
- 1.82 m
Yana Maksimava (Belarusian: Яна Максімава; born 9 January 1989) is a Lithuanian-Belarusian heptathlete.
She was born in Vilnius, the capital of the then Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic.
She is married to fellow Belarusian athlete Andrei Krauchanka. Amid the forced repatriation and subsequent defection of Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, Maksimava announced that she and her husband would also not be returning to Belarus and would seek asylum in Germany, where the couple trains.
As of Nov 2, 2026: High Jump 1.95 (#190 all-time), Pentathlon Short Track 4742, 2021 season best 1.87 (Jun 8, 2021) · Last competition: Belarus Championships, Dinamo National Olympic Stadium, Minsk, Jun 26, 2021, 44.38 · 37 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HJ Indoor | 1.87 | – | Jan 27, 2021 | Belarus Indoor Combined Events Championships, Athletics Hall, Gomel (i) - Combined Events |
| 2021 | HJ | 1.87 | – | Jun 8, 2021 | – |
| 2021 | LJ | 5.68 | +0.3 | Jun 26, 2021 | Belarus Championships, Dinamo National Olympic Stadium, Minsk |
| 2021 | 60mH Indoor | 9.02 | – | Jan 27, 2021 | Belarus Indoor Combined Events Championships, Athletics Hall, Gomel (i) - Combined Events |
| 2021 | SP | 14.07 | – | Jun 8, 2021 | Regional Sport Complex, Brest (BLR) |
| 2021 | 100mH | 14.55 | +2.4 | Jun 8, 2021 | Regional Sport Complex, Brest (BLR) |
| 2021 | 200m | 26.18 | +1.2 | Jun 8, 2021 | Regional Sport Complex, Brest (BLR) |
| 2021 | JT | 44.38 | – | Jun 26, 2021 | Belarus Championships, Dinamo National Olympic Stadium, Minsk |