Darya Igorevna Klishina (Russian: Дарья Игоревна Клишина, born 15 January 1991) is a Russian long jumper.
 Klishina at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Дарья Игоревна Клишина |
| Full name | Darya Igorevna Klishina |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 15 January 1991 Tver, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Women's athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Long jump: 7.05 m (Ostrava 2011) |
Early life
editKlishina was born in 1991 in Tver, Russian SFSR. At the age of eight, she began playing volleyball, and at thirteen changed her preference for athletics in long jump.[citation needed]
Career
editKlishina achieved a jump of 7.03 metres on 26 June 2010, a Russian junior record, and the second best junior mark of all time.[1][2] This jump was also the second best jump in the world that year, behind only her teammate Olga Kucherenko's mark of 7.13 metres. Despite her dominance in the long jump in 2010, Klishina did not compete at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. In 2013, she moved from Russia to the United States.[3]
In 2016, Klishina was approved to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics through special permission granted by the IAAF. The IAAF had suspended the Russian national federation from competing due to breach of anti-doping rules,[4] and Klishina was the only member of the athletics team allowed to compete. This decision was initially reversed on 13 August 2016.[5] Klishina immediately appealed the decision, saying that she was "a clean athlete and have proved that already many times and beyond any doubt. Based in the US for three years now, I have been almost exclusively tested outside of the Anti-Doping system in question. I am falling victim to those who created a system of manipulating our beautiful sport and is guilty of using it for political purposes."[5][6] On 15 August 2016, the eve of the long jump event, Klishina's appeal was upheld, allowing her to compete.[7] She qualified for the long jump final, finishing ninth. For the first time in 20 years, Russian women failed to win an Olympic medal in the long jump.[citation needed]
Klishina competed as an authorised neutral athlete at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London. She won the silver medal with a season-best jump of 7.00 metres.[citation needed]
International competitions
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Best (m) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump (outdoor) | 7.05 (1.1 m/s) | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 17 July 2011 |
| Long jump (indoor) | 7.01 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2 March 2013 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Klishina 7.03m Long Jump. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-27
- ^ Long Jump junior All Time. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-27
- ^ "KLISHINA Darya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Russia's Klishina cleared for Rio". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b Grohmann, Karolos; Stubbs, Jack (14 August 2016). "Russia athletics suffers final disgrace as last competitor barred". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016.
- ^ "Darya Klishina on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
- ^ Stubbs, Jack (15 August 2016). "Exclusive: Russia's Klishina to compete after appeal upheld". Reuters.