Mariya Kuchina

Mariya Kuchina

Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	14 January 1993[1] Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkaria
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	2.01 m
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Russia World Championships 2015 Beijing High jump World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot High jump European Championships 2014 Zürich High jump European Indoor Championships 2015 Praha High Jump European Junior Championships 2011 Tallinn High Jump Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore High jump World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona High jump World Youth Championships 2009 Brixen High jump

Mariya Aleksandrovna Kuchina (Russian: Мария Александровна Кучина; born 14 January 1993) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. She won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.

Career

Kuchina won her first international medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where she cleared a personal best of 1.85 m to take the silver medal behind Italian Alessia Trost.^[3] She was also the silver medallist at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival and 2009 Gymnasiade.^[4][5]

In the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, Kuchina won a gold medal in the girls' high jump with a clearance of 1.86 m, ahead of Alessia Trost.^[6]

She started her 2011 season with a major scalp in the form of Yelena Slesarenko, who she defeated with an indoor best jump of 1.90 m.^[7] A greater effort soon followed on the Moravia High Jump Tour meet in Třinec, as she cleared 1.97 m to claim the world junior indoor best which Desislava Aleksandrova had held since 1994.^[8]

Kuchina won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships with a personal best of 2.01 m. Kuchina has also won the gold medal both at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and at the 2015 European Indoor Championships. Kuchina has also won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	2nd	1.85 m
	European Youth Olympics	Tampere, Finland	2nd	1.85 m
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	1st	1.89 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	9th	1.92 m
	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	1.95 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	1.88 m
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	2nd	1.96 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	1st	2.00 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	1.99 m
	Diamond League		1st	details
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	1st	1.97 m
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	12th	1.71 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	2.01 m
	Diamond League		2nd	details

Personal bests

Event	Best (m)	Venue	Date
High jump (outdoor)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Brussels	11 September 2015
High jump (outdoor)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Beijing	29 August 2015
High jump (indoor)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Stockholm	6 February 2014

References

1. "Mariya KUCHINA". european-athletics.org. European Athletics Association. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. "KUCHINA Maria". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Kazan2013.ru. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
3. 2009 World Youth Championships - High Jump - W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
4. European Youth Olympic Festival 2009. WJAH. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
5. Qatar Embraces Gold in Doha 2009 Gymnasiade. Qatar Athletic Association (2009-12-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
6. "2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls high jump results (final)" (PDF). Atos Origin. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
7. Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2011-01-23). Kuchina foils Slesarenko’s comeback in Volgograd. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
8. Juck Alfons & Ramsak, Bob (2011-01-27). Kuchina clears 1.97m World junior best in Trinec. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.

External links

• Mariya Kuchina profile at IAAF