Ukraine competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023. The country won two medals, one gold and one silver.
The best result for the Ukrainian men was Mykhaylo Kokhan's fifth place finish in the hammer throw. Andriy Protsenko, the 2022 World Championship bronze medalist in the men's high jump, finished 11th in the event this year.
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, the 2019 World Championship silver medalist in the women's long jump, did not mark in qualifications this time. In her other event, the triple jump, she won the silver medal with a mark of 15.00 m.
Ukraine had four athletes competing in the women's high jump event: Yuliya Chumachenko, Iryna Herashchenko, Yuliya Levchenko (2017 World Championship silver medalist), and Yaroslava Mahuchikh (2019 World Championship silver medalist, 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, and 2022 World Championship silver medalist). Mahuchikh and Herashchenko both qualified for the final. In the final, Herashchenko had a mark of 1.94 m and finished tied for fifth. Mahuchikh was the only competitor to clear the bar at 2.01 m and won the gold medal.
Medalists Medal Athlete Event DateYaroslava MahuchikhWomen's high jumpAugust 27Maryna Bekh-RomanchukWomen's triple jumpAugust 25
Results Ukraine entered 29 athletes.
Men
Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankOleksandr Pohorilko400 metres45.375colspan=4 Serhii Svitlychnyi20 kilometres walkcolspan=41:22:28 28Ivan Banzeruk35 kilometres walkcolspan=4Ihor Hlavancolspan=42:45:1833
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionOleh DoroshchukHigh jump2.28 =5 q2.2013Dmytro Nikitin2.18=28colspan=4 Andrii Protsenko2.28=6 q2.2511Vladislav MalykhinPole vault5.35=26colspan=2 Roman KokoshkoShot put19.1729colspan=2 Mykhaylo KokhanHammer throw78.472 Q79.59 5Artur FelfnerJavelin throw73.9432colspan=2
Women
Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKateryna Karpiuk400 metres52.668colspan=4 Nataliia Krol800 metres2:01.627colspan=4 Olha Lyakhova2:03.116colspan=4 Nataliya Strebkova3000 metres steeplechase10:02.2012colspan=2colspan=2 Anna Ryzhykova400 metres hurdles54.703 Q54.42 4colspan=2 Viktoriya Tkachuk55.052 Q55.437colspan=2 Lyudmila Olyanovska20 kilometres walkcolspan=41:29:36 11Hanna Shevchukcolspan=41:31:44 19Olena Sobchukcolspan=41:28:50 10Vasylyna Sydorchuk35 kilometres walkcolspan=42:57:2420Alina Tsviliicolspan=43:09:2334
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionYuliya ChumachenkoHigh jump1.85=23colspan=2 Iryna Herashchenko1.89=9 q1.94=5Yuliya Levchenko1.89=17colspan=2 Yaroslava Mahuchikh1.92=1 q2.01Maryna Bekh-RomanchukLong jumpcolspan=2 Triple jump14.554 Q15.00 Mariya SineyTriple jump13.3832colspan=2 Iryna KlymetsHammer throw66.8731colspan=2
References
External links Ukraine Results Budapest 23｜World Athletics Championships