Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk

Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk (Belarusian: Ірына Стасюк-Чарнушэнка; March 9, 1979 – December 5, 2013)[1] was a Belarusian long jumper. She was born in Slutsk, Minsk Region.[2] Charnushenka-Stasiuk represented Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's long jump, along with her compatriot Volha Siarheyenka. She performed the best jump of 6.48 metres in her first attempt, despite having received two fouls throughout the entire qualifying round. Charnushenka-Stasiuk, however, failed to advance into the final, as she placed eighteenth out of forty-two athletes in the overall rankings.[3] On December 5, 2013 she died of cancer at the age of 34.[4]

Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk
Personal information
Nationality Belarus
Born(1979-03-09)9 March 1979
Slutsk, Minsk Voblast,
Belarussian SSR
Died5 December 2013(2013-12-05) (aged 34)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 6.74 m (2008)

References
  1. http://www.bfla.eu/index.php?id_news=1966
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. "Women's Long Jump Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. http://american-trackandfield.com/atf/index.php/news/track-and-field/item/915-eme-news-december-6th-by-alfons-juck-note-by-kevin-mangan


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