Olga Turchak (; born 5 March 1967) is a retired female high jumper born in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Biography Turchak set her personal best on 7 July 1986, jumping 2.01 metres at a meet in Moscow, a mark that stood as the World Junior Record for 33 years, until being broken twice in a row by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the 2019 World Championships.
She competed at two Olympic Games, reaching the final on both occasions. In Seoul 1988, she finished in fourth place with 1.96 m, while in Barcelona 1992, she finished thirteenth with 1.83m, having cleared 1.92 m in the qualifying round. Turchak set the Youth World Best Performance on 7 September 1984 in Donetsk, with a jump of 1.96 metres.
International competitions All results regarding high jump Representing / 1985World Indoor GamesParis, France9th1.85 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsCottbus, East Germany 2nd1.91 m1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany 3rd1.93 m1987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States8th1.91 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea4th1.96 m1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary8th1.91 m1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia10th1.85 m (1.88)1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain13th1.83 m (1.92)
See also List of world youth bests in athletics List of world junior records in athletics
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