Kateryna Tabashnyk

Kateryna Oleksandrivna Tabashnyk (Ukrainian: Катери́на Олекса́ндрівна Та́башник; born 15 June 1994) is a Ukrainian high jumper who formerly competed in the heptathlon.

Kateryna Tabashnyk
Personal information
Born (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportTrack and field
Event(s)High jump
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 IstanbulHigh jump

Career

She did not finish the heptathlon at the 2012 World Junior Championships.[1] She has since recorded no heptathlon results on an international level.

She competed in high jump without reaching the final at the 2011 World Youth Championships[1] and the 2013 European Indoor Championships. She then won the gold medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships.

Her personal best high jump is 1.99 metres, achieved indoors on 26 January 2019 in Hustopeče, Czech Republic.

On 28 March 2019 in Antalya (Turkey) she tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide, a Prohibited Substance under the WADA 2019. On 13 January 2020 the Athletics Integrity Unit disqualified her for 19 months from March 28, 2019.[2]

Family

On 18 August 2022 as a result of shelling of Kharkiv by the Russian Armed Forces Kateryna's mother was killed.[3]

References
  1. Kateryna Tabashnyk at World Athletics
  2. https://www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/pdfs/disciplinary-process/en/AIU-19-47-Katerina-TABASHNYK-Decision_FINAL.pdf
  3. Neshcheret, Yevhen (2022-08-18). "«Як я вас ненавиджу». У Харкові внаслідок ракетного удару загинула мати відомої української легкоатлетки". NV (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-08-18.


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