Olena Kolesnychenko (Ukrainian: Олена Колесниченко; born 3 June 1993 in Rivne) is a Ukrainian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3]

Olena Kolesnychenko
Personal information
Born (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 31)
Rivne, Ukraine[1]
EducationRivne state university of humanities, National university of water and environmental engineering[2]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
ClubRivne Running Club
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lille 400 m hurdles
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 400 m hurdles

Her personal best in the event is 55.48 seconds set in Lutsk in 2016.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Ukraine
2009 European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 7th 400 m hurdles 56.89
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 3rd 400 m hurdles 59.25
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 4th 400 m hurdles 58.10
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 19th (h) 400 m hurdles 58.04
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 6th 400 m hurdles 56.83
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.86
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.84
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.77
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 28th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.88
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd 400 m hurdles 56.14
1st (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.76

References

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