Yuliya Akulenko

Yuliya Yuriïvna Akulenko (Ukrainian: Юлiя Юрiївна Акуленко; born 3 July 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired Ukrainian heptathlete.[1] She represented her nation Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in twenty-third position, and also set her own personal best of 6203 points at a national meeting in Kiev.[2] Akulenko is also a member of the track and field squad for Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk.

Yuliya Akulenko
Personal information
Full nameYuliya Yuriïvna Akulenko
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1977-07-03) 3 July 1977
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian
SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Heptathlon
ClubDynamo Dnipropetrovsk
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6203 points
(2004)

Akulenko qualified for the Ukrainian squad in the women's heptathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an IAAF A-standard and a personal best of 6203 points at the national meet in Kiev.[2] Despite that she threw the javelin for a higher position to spare herself from behind, Akulenko managed to finish a respectable twenty-third with a total score of 5996, trailing her teammate Nataliya Dobrynska by a wide 259-point gap.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuliya Akulenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. "Представляем: Легкая атлетика" [Schedule: Athletics] (in Ukrainian). Sport.ua. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Heptathlon". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2013.


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