Yaroslava Oleksiivna Mahuchikh (Ukrainian: Ярослава Олексіївна Магучіх; pronounced [jarosˈɫawa maˈɦutʃix]; born 19 September 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper and women's high jump world record holder. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Championships and 2022 World Indoor Championships.

Jul 7, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — Ukraine’s best high jumper captured a world record on Sunday to go with her world championship, and now she has a good reason to think she might bring home an Olympic gold medal to her war-torn country.

Aug 1, 2024 · Wearing blue and yellow eyeliner to match the colors of her nation’s flag, Mahuchikh jumped 2.01 meters (6 feet, 7 inches) to win the title, which marked Ukraine’s first gold medal in any track and field event at worlds since 2013.

Jul 7, 2024 · PARIS -- Ukraine's best high jumper captured a world record on Sunday to go with her world championship, and now she has a good reason to think she might bring home an Olympic gold medal to her...

Aug 4, 2024 · Thousands of Ukrainians watched on YouTube as high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold for the country she was forced to flee, then celebrated with two teammates who also medaled at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

Aug 19, 2024 · Ukrainian high jump world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh woke up from her nap, put on her yellow sneakers, smiled, and went on to win a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, clearing an impressive 2 meters (6,56 feet).

Aug 4, 2024 · Yaroslava Mahuchikh is the women's high jump world record holder. She was born on September 19, 2001, in Ukraine's fourth largest city, Dnipro. She took up high jumping at the age of 13 and won her first gold medal two years later.

Mar 9, 2025 · Mahuchikh, originally from Dnipro, currently holds the world record for women's high jump at 2.10 meters and was named world champion in the event in August 2023. She also took home the title of Europe’s women's Athlete of the Year at the 2024 European Athletics Golden Tracks Awards ceremony.

Aug 4, 2024 · Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicated her Olympic high jump gold medal on Sunday to the nearly 500 athletes and coaches who have been killed since Russia invaded her country in 2022. The...

Jul 7, 2024 · Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh has set a new world record in the women's high jump at the Diamond League in Paris. Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s...