Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk
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Maryna Oleksandrivna Bekh-Romanchuk (Ukrainian: Мари́на Олександрівна Бех Романчу́к; born 18 July 1995) is a Ukrainian long jumper and triple jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in the long jump and the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the triple jump.
Bekh-Romanchuk received a four-year ban in August 2025 for doping, having failed a drugs test with traces of testosterone.[1]
Career
She finished fifth at the 2011 World Youth Championships, eighth at the 2012 World Junior Championships,[2] won the bronze medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and finished ninth at the 2014 World Junior Championships, and fifth at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She competed at the 2013 World Championships without reaching the final.[2]
Her personal best jump is 6.93 metres, achieved in Lutsk in 2016.
On 19 August 2025, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced that she received a four-year ban commencing on 13 May 2025, with all her results from 7 December 2024 being cancelled.[1][3]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Long jump | 6.35 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th | Long jump | 6.29 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | NM (10th q) | Long jump | NM (6.55 m q) | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | Long jump | 6.59 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | Long jump | 6.36 m | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10th | Long jump | 6.37 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Long jump | 6.73 m | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | Long jump | 6.84 m |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 1st | Long jump | 6.84 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Long jump | 6.92 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 1st | Long jump | 6.92 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Long jump | 6.88 m | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | Long jump | 6.73 m |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 14.76 m | |||
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 8th | Long jump | 6.82 m | |
| 11th | Triple jump | 13.91 m | |||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | Long jump | 6.76 m | |
| 1st | Triple jump | 15.02 m | |||
| 2023 | European Games | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | Triple jump | 14.58 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | Long jump | NM | |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 15.00 m | |||
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 11th | Triple jump | 13.98 m |
Personal life
In September 2018, she married Ukrainian Swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk.[4]
References
- ^ a b Zaccardi, Nick (19 August 2025). "Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk suspended 4 years after positive test". NBC Sports. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk at World Athletics
- ^ "Decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit in the Case of Ms Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ Yanyan Li (25 August 2023). "Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Wife Of Mykhailo Romanchuk, Wins Medal At World Athletics Champs". SwimSwam.com.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk.
- Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk at World Athletics
- Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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