“At the first competition, Yaroslava showed the best result of the season in the world”, — write: sport.ua
The competition for Yaroslava began with a bar at 1.91 m, after which Maguchih performed a wonderful jump of 2.00 meters.
She was the first in 2026 among athletes to overcome a height of 2.00 m, doing it on the second attempt – this is the best result of the season in the world.
Her next goal was a mark 2.03 meterswhich the Ukrainian jumper successfully overcame on the 3rd attempt! And this is a tournament record.
Spectators in the arena in Lviv frantically supported the world record holder.
A similar competition among men was won by Oleg Doroshchuk with a result of 2.24 meters.
Athletics. Demjanjuk Memorial 2026
Lviv, January 17, 2026
High jumps, women
- 1. Yaroslav Maguchih (Dnipropetrovsk region) – 2.03 m (WL)
- 2. Tatiana Bilyk (Kyiv) – 1.80 m
- 3. Melania Vakulina (Zhytomyr region) – 1.72 m