Darya Klishina

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Igorevna and the family name is Klishina.
Darya Klishina
Дарья Клишина

Darya Klishina in 2011
Personal information
Nationality Russian
Born (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991
Tver, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump
Club CSKA Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Long Jump: 7.05m (Ostrava 2011)

Darya Igorevna Klishina (Russian: Дарья Игоревна Клишина, born 15 January 1991) is a Russian long jumper.

Early life

Klishina was born in 1991 in Tver, Russian SFSR. At the age of eight, Klishina began practicing volleyball, and at thirteen changed her preference for athletics in specialty long jump, thanks to the influence of her father, a former athlete.

Career

Klishina achieved a jump of 7.03m 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 7.13m that year. Despite her dominance in the long jump in 2010, Klishina didn't compete at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

In 2016, she was permitted to compete in the Rio de Janeiro 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,[3] and Klishina was the only member of the athletics team allowed to compete. This was then reversed on 13 August 2016.[4] Klishina immediately appealed the decision, saying that she is "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."[4][5] On 15 August 2016, the eve of the long jump event, Klishina's appeal was upheld, once again allowing her to compete in the Olympics.[6] She qualified to the long jump final and finished 9th. This finish marked the first time in 20 years that a Russian woman failed to medal in the long jump.

Achievements

For Russia

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 6.47 m
European Youth Olympics Belgrade, Serbia 1st 6.43 m
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st 6.80 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 6.62 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 6.80 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 7.05 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th 6.50 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th 6.85 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 7.01 m
Universiade Kazan, Russia 1st 6.90 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 6.76 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 7th 6.51 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd 6.65 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 10th 6.65 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th 6.63 m

Personal bests

Event Best (m) Venue Date
Long jump (outdoor) 7.05 (1.1 m/s) Ostrava, Czech Republic 17/07/2011
Long jump (indoor) 7.01 Gothenburg, Sweden 02/03/2013

Key: RJR = Russian junior record

References

  1. ↑ Klishina 7.03m Long Jump. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-27
  2. ↑ Long Jump junior All Time. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-27
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/36757568
  4. 1 2 Grohmann, Karolos; Stubbs, Jack (14 August 2016). "Russia athletics suffers final disgrace as last competitor barred". Reuters.
  5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/DaryaKlishina/posts/1162806970429112
  6. ↑ Stubbs, Jack (15 August 2016). "Exclusive: Russia's Klishina to compete after appeal upheld". Reuters.
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