Angela Balakhonova (born December 18, 1972 , Shakhtyorsk , Donetsk Region , Ukrainian SSR , USSR ) is a former Ukrainian pole vaulter .
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| Full name | Angela Anatolevna Balakhonova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | December 18, 1972 (aged 46) Shakhtyorsk , Donetsk region , Ukrainian SSR , USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 163 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo (Kiev) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | 1994 - 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pole | 4.57 m (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pole | 4.47 m (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two-time European champion in 1998 (indoors and outdoors), silver medalist of the 1999 World Cup , participant in two summer Olympic Games (2000, 2004), international master of sports [1] [2] [3] .
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Biography
In 1994, Angela graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education of the Ternopil Pedagogical Institute (now the Ternopol National Pedagogical University named after Vladimir Gnatyuk ).
Trained by Vladimir Balyasnikov [4] .
In 1998 she received the Order of Merit of the III degree [5] , in 1999 - the Order of Princess Olga of the III degree [6] .
Married. Her husband is a former Russian pole vaulter Vadim Strogalev . April 1, 2002, Angela gave birth to a son, Nikita.
Key Results
| Year | Competition | Location | A place | Result |
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| 1996 | European Indoor Championship | Stockholm , Sweden | 7 | 3.85 m |
| 1997 | Indoor World Championship | Paris , France | 9 | 4.00 m |
| Summer Universiade | Sicily , Italy | four | 4.10 m | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championship | Valencia , Spain | 4.45 mWr | |
| Goodwill Games | New York , USA | four | 4.20 m | |
| Europe championship | Budapest , Hungary | 4.31 m | ||
| 1999 | World Championship | Seville , Spain | 4.55 m | |
| 2000 | Summer olympic games | Sydney Australia | 12 | NM |
| 2001 | Indoor World Championship | Lisbon , Portugal | - | NM |
| World Championship | Edmonton canada | 13 (q) | 4.25 m | |
| 2004 | Summer olympic games | Athens , Greece | 6 | 4.40 m |
| World Athletics Finals | Monte Carlo , Monaco | 6 | 4,50 m | |
| 2005 | World Championship | Helsinki , Finland | 20 (q) | 4.15 m |
Notes
- ↑ Vice-champion and world record holder in athletics, Angela Balakhonova: “I’m learning a new sport: I spend three hours with my husband and son roller skating around the stadium”
- ↑ Angela BALAKHONOVA: BRILLIANTS BROUGHT FROM SWEDEN. IN AUSTRALIA I WILL TRY TO GOLD
- ↑ Two-time European champion, former world pole vault champion Angela BALAKHONOVA: “I was sick all the time. It turned out, two months pregnant jumped "
- ↑ Balyasnikov Volodimir Matviyovich Archival copy of July 6, 2017 on the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine vid 25 chervnya 1998 rock No. 700/98 "On the vydnaznachennym gorodnymi Ukrainy"
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine on July 15, 1999, to Roku No. 1338/99 “On the Recognition of the Prizes of Ukraine as a Great Practice in Physical Culture and Sport”
Links
- Angela Balakhonova - profile on the IAAF website
- Angela Balakhonova - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com