Yaroslava Mahuchikh extends European reign with third straight high jump gold
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Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the women's high jump title at the European Championships in Birmingham on Aug. 15, securing her third consecutive continental title, Suspilne reported.
Mahuchikh cleared 1.97 meters on her first attempt to secure the gold medal.
Poland's Maria Zhodzik won silver, while Montenegro's Marija Vukovic took bronze. Both athletes cleared 1.95 meters but failed to clear 1.97 meters in all three attempts.
Fellow Ukrainian Iryna Herashchenko finished fifth with a 1.92-meter clearance.
Mahuchikh has won the European title at every championship she has entered since her debut in 2022, clearing 1.95 meters in 2022 and 2.01 meters in 2024 before winning again this year.
With her latest victory, Mahuchikh matched the record held by Spain's Ruth Beitia, becoming only the second woman to win the European high jump title three times. Beitia claimed her three titles in 2012, 2014, and 2016.
Mahuchikh, who is originally from Dnipro, currently holds the women's high jump world record at 2.10 meters. She also won Olympic gold at the 2024 Paris Games.
