Larysa Berezhna ( ua, Лариса Бережна, also russian: Лариса Бережная - ''Larisa Berezhnaya;'' born 28 February 1961) is a retired

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er, born in

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, who represented the

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and later

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. She first gained recognition with a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships. In 1991 she won a gold medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the outdoor

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. The same year she jumped 7.24 metres, which puts her 14th in the all-time performers list. She competed at the 1992

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but was forced to withdraw during the qualifying round due to injury.

International competitions

Note: At the 1992 Olympics, Berezhna had one foul in the qualifying round before withdrawing from the competition.

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1961 births Living people Athletes from Kyiv Ukrainian female long jumpers Soviet female long jumpers Olympic athletes for the Unified Team Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub