Yuliya Yuriïvna Akulenko (Ukrainian: Юлiя Юрiївна Акуленко; born 3 July 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired Ukrainian heptathlete.[1] She represented her nation Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in twenty-third position, and also set her own personal best of 6203 points at a national meeting in Kyiv.[2] Akulenko is also a member of the track and field squad for Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yuliya Yuriïvna Akulenko |
| Nationality |  Ukraine |
| Born | 3 July 1977 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Heptathlon |
| Club | Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 6203 points (2004) |
Akulenko qualified for the Ukrainian squad in the women's heptathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an IAAF A-standard and a personal best of 6203 points at the national meet in Kyiv.[2] Despite that she threw the javelin for a higher position to spare herself from behind, Akulenko managed to finish a respectable twenty-third with a total score of 5996, trailing her teammate Nataliya Dobrynska by a wide 259-point gap.[3]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuliya Akulenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Представляем: Легкая атлетика" [Schedule: Athletics] (in Ukrainian). Sport.ua. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Heptathlon". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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