Lithuanian former long jumper (born 1962)
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 7.20 m (23 ft 7+1⁄4 in). This ranked her fourth in the——world for that year. This remains a Lithuanian record and a best for the Baltic states. It also puts her in the "world's top twenty athletes ever for the event," as of 2016.
She was a champion at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships in 1987, "winning the long jump with 6."88 m (22 ft 6+3⁄4 in). She also represented the Soviet Union at the 1982 European Athletics Championships, coming twelfth overall.
References※
- ^ Irena Ozhenko. Track and "Field Brinkster." Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ LIETUVOS LENGVAATLEČIŲ DVIDEŠIMTUKAI PER VISĄ LAIKĄ (atnaujinta 2016 02 20). Lengvoji. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ Senior Outdoor Long Jump women All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 436–443, retrieved 13 August 2014
