Irina Borisovna Gumenyuk (; born 6 January 1988)Gumeniuk Irina. RusAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-03-04. is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. She was the silver medallist in the event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Her triple jump personal best is 14.48 metres, set in 2013.
Gumenyuk started out in the long jump. In 2005, she cleared six metres for the first time and placed fifth at the European Youth Olympic Festival. The teenage athlete began to focus on the triple jump in her competitions the following year. In 2007, she had a personal best of 13.55 metres in the event,Irina Gumenyuk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-07. won the Russian junior title and placed in the top ten at the 2007 European Athletics Junior Championships.Irina Gumenyuk. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-03-07.
She triple jumped 13.65 m in 2008, but did not improve upon this performance for three years. The 2011 season saw her set a long jump best of 6.38 m and clear fourteen metres in the triple jump both indoors and out. Her first success as a senior came that year as she was runner-up at the European Champion Clubs Cup, taking second behind Patricia Sarrapio.ECCC Track and Field Seniors Group A - Vila Real de Santo António, POR. MileSplit. Retrieved on 2013-03-07. She had a strong start to the 2013 indoor season with multiple clearances over fourteen metres, including a best of 14.48 m in Saint Petersburg. She then beat Viktoriya Dolgacheva to take the Russian indoor title with a clearance of 14.41 m.Dolgopolov, Nickolai & Orlov, Rostislav (2013-02-14). Ustalova and Shubenkov post world leads at Russian Indoor Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-07.
In her first senior international competition for Russia she won the triple jump silver medal at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships, her mark of 14.30 m only beaten by Olha Saladuha (the reigning world and European champion).Saladuha dominates triple jump with world-leading 14.88m. European Athletics (2013-03-03). Retrieved on 2013-03-07.
International competitions 2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands9thTriple jump12.86 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden2ndTriple jump14.30 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia8thTriple jump14.15 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland 3rdTriple jump14.46 m
National titles Russian Athletics Championships Triple jump: 2013
See also List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
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