Dariya Derkach Explained

National Team:	Italy
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long jump, triple jump
Club:	C.S. Aeronautica Militare
Birth Date:	1993 3, df=y
Birth Place:	Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Coach:	Serhiy Derkach
Height:	1.70 m
Weight:	50 kg
Pb:	Long jump: 6.67 m (2013)

Dariya Derkach (Ukrainian: Дар'я Деркач; born 27 March 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Italian long jumper and triple jumper. She competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics in Triple jump.^[1]

Biography

She was born in Ukraine but has been an Italian citizen since 27 May 2013.^[2] She has lived in the town of Pagani, in the Province of Salerno, in Italy with her parents since 2002.^[3] Her father, Serhiy (a former decathlete), is her coach. She trains in Formia where she has lived since the end of 2014. Her mother Oksana Derkach was a good triple jumper.^[4]

Her best results in triple jump is 13.56 m, the 4th best European under-23 jump in 2011,^[5] and 6.55 m in long jump, the 2nd best European under-23 jump in 2011. She has participated four times in the European championships (two outdoor and two indoor), one Olympic Games and one World Championships, on six of these seven occasions without being able to pass the qualifying round for the final.

National records

• Long jump (junior): 6.67 m ( Rieti, 15 June 2013) - current holder^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
2011		Castellon	align=center bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m hs	13.83	^[7]
	align=center bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	6.21 m
	align=center bgcolor=gold	1st		47.37
2013	European Team Championships		6th	Long jump	6.21 m	^[8]
	European U23 Championships	Tampere	6th	Long jump		(w: +1.0 m/s)
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Triple jump		(w: +1.5 m/s)
	World Championships		28th	Long jump	6.16 m
2014		Aubagne	3rd	Long jump
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Triple jump	13.81 m
	European Championships	Zürich	21st	Triple jump	13.06 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague	21st	Triple jump	13.40 m
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn	20th	Long jump		(w: 1.0 m/s)
	4th	Triple jump	13.88 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam	10th	Triple jump	13.89 m	^[9]
	Olympic Games		28th	Triple jump	13.56 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade	13th	Triple jump	13.69 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	8th	Triple jump
	European Championships	Berlin		Triple jump
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Triple jump	14.20 m

National titles

Dariya Derkach has won 13 times the individual senior national championship and 7 at junior level. She won her first senior national championship in 2014.^{[10] [11]}

Senior (13)

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Triple jump: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 (6)
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • Long jump: 2014 (1)
  • Triple jump: 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023^[12] (6)

Junior (7)

• 4 wins in long jump (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• 3 wins in triple jump (2011, 2012, 2013)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Long jump
• Italian all-time lists - Triple jump

References

1. Web site: Athletics - DERKACH Dariya. dead. 2021-09-20. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726090201/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1297295-derkach-dariya.htm . 2021-07-26 .
2. Web site: Derkach è cittadina italiana. Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera . atletica itiliana. it. 5 June 2013.
3. Web site: Derkach, l'Italia del futuro fa un salto in avanti. it. La Stampa. 18 September 2011. 30 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330090010/http://www3.lastampa.it/sport/sezioni/atletica/lstp/406449/. dead.
4. Web site: Dariya Derkach Biography. Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera . atletica itiliana. 22 August 2018.
5. Web site: CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDOOR ALLIEVI-JUNIORES-PROMESSE M/F Salto triplo-TJ Juniores Donne - RISULTATI . Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera . atletica itiliana . 18 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110908023302/http://www.fidal.it/2011/COD3041/Gara429.htm . 8 September 2011 .
6. Web site: Primato italiano per Dariya Derkach. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074912/http://www.zero-zero.it/2013/06/primato-italiano-per-dariya-derkach/. dead. 4 March 2016. Zero-zero . it. 16 June 2013.
7. Web site: Latest Results 2011 . ECCC Track and Field Juniors Group A - Castellon (ESP) . European Athletics . 21 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925180241/http://www.european-athletics.org/latest-results-2011.html . 25 September 2011 .
8. Web site: 2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results. EAA. 24 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130626135406/http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/eaa2.asp?event_id=10013300000001&event_day=1&module=timetable_date&lang=en. 26 June 2013.
9. 13.96 m with the wind aid in the qualifying round. She does not access the three final jumps between the top 8.
10. Web site: TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020. sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. 28 June 2021.
11. Web site: Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico. fidal.it. it. 27 June 2021. 28 June 2021.
12. Web site: CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR - Ancona, 26 e 27 febbraio 202. fidal.it. it. 27 February 2022. 27 February 2022.