Dariya Derkach

Dariya Derkach
Derkach at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 31)
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, triple jump
ClubC.S. Aeronautica Militare
Coached bySerhiy Derkach
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 6.67 m (2013)
  • Triple jump: 14.52 m (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Istanbul Triple jump
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tampere Triple jump

Dariya Derkach (Ukrainian: Дар'я Деркач; born 27 March 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Italian female long jumper and triple jumper. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Triple jump.[1]

Biography

She was born in Ukraine but has been an Italian citizen since 27 May 2013.[2] She has lived in the town of Pagani (close to Naples) in Italy with her parents since 2002.[3] Her father, Serhiy (a former decathlete), is her coach. She trains in Formia where she has lived since the end of 2014. Her mother Oksana Derkach was a good triple jumper.[4]

Her best results in triple jump is 13.56 m, the 4th best European under-23 jump in 2011,[5] and 6.55 m in long jump, the 2nd best European under-23 jump in 2011. She has participated four times in the European championships (two outdoor and two indoor), one Olympic Games and one World Championships, on six of these seven occasions without being able to pass the qualifying round for the final.

National records

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
2011 European Champion Clubs Cup jr. Spain Castellon 1st 100 m hs 13.83 [7]
1st Long jump 6.21 m [7]
1st 4x100 m relay 47.37 [7]
2013 European Team Championships United Kingdom Gateshead 6th Long jump 6.21 m [8]
European U23 Championships Finland Tampere 6th Long jump 6.45 m (w: +1.0 m/s)
2nd Triple jump 13.56 m (w: +1.5 m/s)
World Championships Russia Moscow 28th Qual. Long jump 6.16 m
2014 Mediterranean U23 Championships France Aubagne 3rd Long jump 6.09 m
2nd Triple jump 13.81 m
European Championships Switzerland Zürich 21st Qual. Triple jump 13.06 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Czech Republic Prague 21st Qual. Triple jump 13.40 m
European U23 Championships Estonia Tallinn 20th Qual. Long jump 6.00 m (w: 1.0 m/s)
4th Triple jump 13.88 m (w: +2.6 m/s)
2016 European Championships Netherlands Amsterdam 10th Triple jump 13.89 m [9]
Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 28th Qual. Triple jump 13.56 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade 13th Qual. Triple jump 13.69 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Spain Tarragona 8th Triple jump 13.39 m
European Championships Germany Berlin NC Qual. Triple jump NM
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 2nd Triple jump 14.20 m

National titles

Dariya Derkach has won 13 times the individual senior national championship and 7 at junior level. She won her first senior national championship in 2014.[10][11]

Senior (13)
Junior (7)
  • 4 wins in long jump (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • 3 wins in triple jump (2011, 2012, 2013)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athletics - DERKACH Dariya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Derkach è cittadina italiana". atletica itiliana (in Italian). Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Derkach, l'Italia del futuro fa un salto in avanti". La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Dariya Derkach Biography". atletica itiliana. Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDOOR ALLIEVI-JUNIORES-PROMESSE M/F Salto triplo-TJ Juniores Donne - RISULTATI". atletica itiliana. Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Primato italiano per Dariya Derkach". Zero-zero (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Latest Results 2011". ECCC Track and Field Juniors Group A - Castellon (ESP). European Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  8. ^ "2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results". EAA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  9. ^ 13.96 m with the wind aid in the qualifying round. She does not access the three final jumps between the top 8.
  10. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR - Ancona, 26 e 27 febbraio 202". fidal.it (in Italian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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