Olga Sergeevna Kucherenko (; born 5 November 1985) is a Russian long jumper.
Career She won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best jump is 7.13 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Sochi. She has 6.87 metres on the indoor track, achieved in January 2008 in Krasnodar.
In 2011, she won the silver medal in the world championships in Daegu with a result of 6.77 m. However, this results was subsequently annulled due to a failed drug test. A 2016 retest of the sample she gave at the competition came back positive as a result of improved detection processes. She received a two-year ban from the sport and her results from the period 28 August 2011 to 28 August 2013 were removed from the records.Palmer, Dan (2017-02-01). Long jumper Kucherenko banned for two years, reports claim. Inside the Games. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Competition record Representing 2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary12thLong jump6.09 m (wind: -1.3 m/s)2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain10th (q)Long jump6.32 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy3rdLong jump6.82 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany5thLong jump6.77 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rdLong jump6.84 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South KoreaDQLong jump6.77 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6thLong jump6.62 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia5thLong jump6.81 m
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