Iryna Henadzeuna Zhuk, née Yakaltsevich (; born 26 January 1993), is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the pole vault. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final. She won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. In 2021, Zhuk tied for third at the European Athletics Indoor Championships with Holly Bradshaw. Zhuk competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, this time reaching the final.
Zhuk's personal bests in the event are 4.74 metres outdoors (2021) and 4.80 metres indoors (2022). Both marks are also national records.
She is married to Belarusian athlete Vital Zhuk."Zhuk Iryna" . olympics.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
International competitions Representing 2010Youth Olympic GamesBishan, Singapore2nd (B)3.90 m2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain16th (q)3.95 m2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia4th4.25 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands12th4.35 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil34th (q)4.15 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia12th4.40 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom –NMUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan1st4.40 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7th4.55 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom6th4.65 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7th4.70 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland3rd4.65 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan8th4.50 m
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