Olesya Povh
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | October 18, 1987 |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres |
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Olesya Povh (Ukrainian: Олеся Повх (Olesya Povkh); born 18 October 1987)[1] is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best times include 11.18 seconds in the 100 m, achieved in August 2012 in London.[1]
She is an Olympic Games bronze medalist, World Championships bronze medalist, European Championships gold and silver medalist, and European Indoor Championships gold medalist.[2]
Early life
Povh is Jewish, and was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.[3][4][5][6] She graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in 2010 and chose to focus on athletics full-time in 2011.
Running career
She had her first year of international competition in 2010. She reached the semi-finals of the 60 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and took a relay bronze medal with Ukraine at the 2010 European Team Championships. She gained selection for the 100 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and was eliminated in the semi-finals. However, she went on to have success at the competition as part of the Ukrainian 4×100 m relay team: running with Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, and Yelizaveta Bryzhina, the team won the gold medal in a national record time of 42.29 seconds – the fastest mark in the world that year.[7] The team reprised their roles for the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, representing Europe, and took the silver medal behind the Americas team.[8]
She began 2011 with a 60 metres best run of 7.14 seconds, gaining selection for the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[9]
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London she and her teammates Hrystyna Stuy, Mariya Ryemyen and Yelizaveta Bryzghina took the bronze medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay by setting a new national record.[10][11]
References
- 1 2 Povh Olesya Profile, International Association of Athletics Federations
- ↑ Olesya POVH. "Profile of Olesya Povh". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Fintzy, Uri (30 July 2012). "Final results for the Jewish athletes from the London 2012 Olympic Games". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ ".". Jewish Sports Review. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Olesya Povh – 2012: Silver medal at European Champions.". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Olesya Povh – Player Profile". Au.eurosport.com. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Chris Tomlinson secures European long jump bronze, BBC (1 August 2010)
- ↑ 2010 Continental Cup 4x100 Metres Relay – W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 January 2011.
- ↑ Ukraine’s Povh speeds to world-leading 60m. European Athletics (23 January 2011). Retrieved on 23 January 2011.
- ↑ "International Association of Athletics Federations". iaaf.org. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ USA smash world 4x100m relay record to win Olympic gold, BBC Sport (10 August 2012)