Zhanna Gureyeva
Zhanna Gureyeva (Belarusian: Жанна Гуреева; born 10 June 1970) is a Belarusian female former track and field athlete who competed in the triple jump. She was a three-time representative of her native country at the World Championships in Athletics, featuring in 1993, 1995 and 1997, and making the final on the latter two occasions. Her lifetime best of 14.35 m (47 ft 3⁄4 in) came in the qualifying round of the 1997 World Championships.[1][2]
Her first international medal came at the 1998 European Cup, where she took bronze.[3] She was also bronze medallist at the 1997 Summer Universiade.[4] Gureyeva was a four-time national champion, winning at the Belarus Athletics Championships in 1995, 1997 and 1999, and indoors in 2002.[5]
Born in Voronezh Oblast, she was invited to try out for athletics by a local coach, Alexander Sinkevich. She began training in seriousness with Eugene Rusakov. She studied sports at university and joined with the main coach of her career, Valery Bunin, in 1987. Following her retirement from competitive athletics, she continued in the sports field as a professor at the Belarusian State University of Physical Training.[6][7]
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 16th (q) | Triple jump | 13.30 m |
| 1995 | European Cup | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.25 m |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | Triple jump | 14.22 m | |
| 1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.93 m |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th | Triple jump | 13.59 m | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 12.87 m |
National titles[edit]
- Belarus Athletics Championships
- Triple jump: 1995, 1997, 1999
- Belarus Indoor Championships
- Triple jump: 2002
References[edit]
- ^ Zhanna Gureyea. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ Zhanna Gureyeva. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ Universiade (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ Belarusian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ НА РАСПУТЬЕ. Время уходить, время начинать (in Belarusian). Pressball. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ Гуреева Жанна Станиславовна (in Belarusian). SportEdu. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
External links[edit]
- Living people
- 1970 births
- Sportspeople from Voronezh Oblast
- Belarusian female triple jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Belarus
- Belarusian academics
- Academics of physical education and sport
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Belarus
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade