Larysa Berezhna

Larysa Berezhna (Ukrainian: Лариса Бережна, also Russian: Лариса Бережная - Larisa Berezhnaya; born February 28, 1961) is a retired long jumper who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She first gained recognition with a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships. In 1991 she won a gold medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the outdoor World Championships. The same year she jumped 7.24 metres, which puts her 13th in the all-time performers list. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she had the longest qualifying jump with 6.87 metres, but missed the final round through injury.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Soviet Union
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	4th
	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	2nd
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	1st
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	3rd
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	1st
Representing Ukraine
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd

External links

• Larisa Berezhnaya profile at IAAF
• Exclusive Photos of Larysa Berezhna