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

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
2011 Castellonalign=center bgcolor=gold1st100 m hs13.83[7]
align=center bgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.21 m
align=center bgcolor=gold1st47.37
2013European Team Championships6thLong jump6.21 m[8]
European U23 Championships Tampere6thLong jump(w: +1.0 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump(w: +1.5 m/s)
World Championships28th Long jump6.16 m
2014 Aubagne3rdLong jump
bgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump13.81 m
European Championships Zürich21st Triple jump13.06 m
2015European Indoor Championships Prague21st Triple jump13.40 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn20th Long jump(w: 1.0 m/s)
4thTriple jump13.88 m
2016European Championships Amsterdam10thTriple jump13.89 m[9]
Olympic Games28th Triple jump13.56 m
2017European Indoor Championships Belgrade13th Triple jump13.69 m
2018Mediterranean Games Tarragona8thTriple jump
European Championships BerlinTriple jump
2023European Indoor Championships Istanbulbgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.20 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)
Junior (7)

See also

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.