Olha Saladukha

Olha Valeriivna Saladukha (, born 4 June 1983) is a Ukrainian former triple jumper. Since the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election she is a member of the Ukrainian parliament.

At the end of 2008 Saladukha took a year out of competition to start a family, giving birth to a daughter, Diana. She subsequently returned to competition in 2010, winning gold at the European Championships in Barcelona. The following year she set a new personal best at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon, where she jumped 14.98 meters, and she then went on to take the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

Saladukha's personal best jump is 14.99 meters, achieved on 29 June 2012 in Helsinki at the European Championships. Her personal best in the long jump is 6.37 metres.

She is married to racing cyclist Denys Kostyuk. She was elected to parliament.

Achievements

Personal bests Type Event Time Date Place NotesOutdoor Long Jump 6.37 m 14 May 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Triple Jump 14.99 m 29 June 2012 Helsinki, Finland Indoor Long Jump 6.31 m 22 February 2006 Sumy, Ukraine Triple Jump 14.88 m 29 June 2013 Gothenburg, Sweden All information taken from IAAF profile.