About Olga Turchak
Born 1967. Olga Turchak is a Kazakh and Russian athletics competitor.
Olga Turchak (; born 5 March 1967) is a retired female high jumper born in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Biography Turchak set her personal best on 7 July 1986, jumping 2.01 metres at a meet in Moscow, a mark that stood as the World Junior Record for 33 years, until being broken twice in a row by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the 2019 World Championships.
She competed at two Olympic Games, reaching the final on both occasions. In Seoul 1988, she finished in fourth place with 1.96 m, while in Barcelona 1992, she finished thirteenth with 1.83m, having cleared 1.92 m in the qualifying round. Turchak set the Youth World Best Performance on 7 September 1984 in Donetsk, with a jump of 1.96 metres.
International competitions All results regarding high jump
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Who is Olga Turchak?
athletics competitor
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Olga Turchak was born on 5 March 1967 in Almaty.
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Olga Turchak is an athletics competitor.
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Olga Turchak is Kazakh and Russian.
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