KLYMETS Iryna

Ukraine

Athletics

Date of Birth: 4 Oct 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: CHETVERTNYA

Birth Country:

Ukraine

Place of residence : LUTSK

Residence Country:

Ukraine

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Hammer Throw

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (62.75)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	5th (73.56)
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (64.20)

European Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2018	Berlin, GER	11th (68.11)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2020	Hammer Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	68.75
7	2021	Hammer Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	69.02
8	2021	Hammer Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Bydgoszcz, POL	69.94

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Ira (Facebook profile, 23 Jun 2020)

Hobbies:

Needlework, nail art, cooking. (Athlete, 25 Jun 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sport Studies - Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, Lutsk, UKR

Languages spoken:

Russian, Ukrainian

Club name:

Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces [UKR] / Lutsk School of Supreme Sports Skill [UKR]

Coach:

Yaroslav Chmyr [personal], UKR; Roman Cherkashyn [personal], UKR

Debut:

2013 for Ukraine (Athlete, 22 Jun 2016)

Start:

She took up the sport at age 14 in Lutsk, Ukraine. (Athlete, 22 Jun 2016)

Reason:

"A physical education teacher recommended that I begin training." (Athlete, 22 Jun 2016)

Ambition:

To set a Ukrainian hammer throw national record, and to win a medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 25 Jun 2020; armyinform.com.ua, 16 Aug 2019)

Memorable:

Finishing fifth at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, winning gold at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, and winning bronze at both the 2019 European Team Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and the 2019 European Throwing Cup in Samorin, Slovakia. (Athlete, 25 Jun 2020)

Hero:

Polish hammer thrower Anita Wlodarczyk. (Athlete, 22 Jun 2016)

Award:

In recognition of the gold medal she won at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, she received the Order of Princess Olga [third class] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 01 Oct 2019)

She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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