Irena Oženko Explained

Irena Oženko (née Dukhnovich; born 13 November 1962) is a Lithuanian former long jumper who competed for the Soviet Union.

Her stand-out performance came in Budapest in 1986 when she jumped . This ranked her fourth in the world for that year.[1] This remains a Lithuanian record and a best for the Baltic states.[2] It also puts her in the world's top twenty athletes ever for the event, as of 2016.[3]

She was a champion at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships in 1987, winning the long jump with .[4] She also represented the Soviet Union at the 1982 European Athletics Championships, coming twelfth overall.

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Notes and References

  1. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=2016&Gender=W&Page=Top10Yearly.asp&EventCode=WF3&Year=All&P=F Irena Ozhenko
  2. http://www.lengvoji.lt/sena/stat/top20-m-all_20160220.pdf LIETUVOS LENGVAATLEČIŲ DVIDEŠIMTUKAI PER VISĄ LAIKĄ (atnaujinta 2016 02 20)
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/long-jump/outdoor/women/senior Senior Outdoor Long Jump women All Time Best
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ursi.htm Soviet Indoor Championships