Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk

Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk
Maryna Bekh at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995
Moroziv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 6.93m (Lutsk (2016)
  • Triple jump: 15.02m (Munich 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest Triple jump
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade Triple jump
Diamond League
Third place 2021 Long jump
Second place 2022 Triple jump
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Team event
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Long jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Glasgow Long jump
World Athletics Indoor Tour
First place 2020 Long jump
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lille Long jump
European Athletics U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz Long jump
European Athletics U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rieti Long jump
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2011 Trabzon Long jump

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.

Career

She finished fifth at the 2011 World Youth Championships, eighth at the 2012 World Junior Championships,[1] 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.[1]

Her personal best jump is 6.93 metres, achieved in Lutsk in 2016.

On 14 May 2025, Bekh-Romanchuk was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit in a doping case involving testosterone.[2]

Competition record

Representing  Ukraine
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
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 2018, she married Ukrainian Swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Ukrainian jumper Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk is suspended in a testosterone doping case". apnews.com. 15 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Wife of Distance Swimming Ace Mykhailo, Claims Silver Medal at World Track & Field Champs". Swimming World. 25 August 2023.