Dariya Derkach

Dariya Derkach

Derkach at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	(1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 31) Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump, triple jump
Club	C.S. Aeronautica Militare
Coached by	Serhiy Derkach
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Long jump: 6.67 m (2013) Triple jump: 14.52 m (2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Italy European Indoor Championships 2023 Istanbul Triple jump European U23 Championships 2013 Tampere Triple jump

Dariya Derkach (Ukrainian: Дар'я Деркач; born 27 March 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Italian long jumper and triple jumper. She competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics in Triple jump.[1]

Biography

She was born in Ukraine but has been an Italian citizen since 27 May 2013.[2] She has lived in the town of Pagani, in the Province of Salerno, in Italy with her parents since 2002.[3] Her father, Serhiy (a former decathlete), is her coach. She trains in Formia where she has lived since the end of 2014. Her mother Oksana Derkach was a good triple jumper.[4]

Her best results in triple jump is 13.56 m, the 4th best European under-23 jump in 2011,[5] and 6.55 m in long jump, the 2nd best European under-23 jump in 2011. She has participated four times in the European championships (two outdoor and two indoor), one Olympic Games and one World Championships, on six of these seven occasions without being able to pass the qualifying round for the final.

National records

• Long jump (junior): 6.67 m ( Rieti, 15 June 2013) - current holder[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
2011	European Champion Clubs Cup jr.	Castellon	1st	100 m hs	13.83	[7]
			1st	Long jump	6.21 m	[7]
			1st	4x100 m relay	47.37	[7]
2013	European Team Championships	Gateshead	6th	Long jump	6.21 m	[8]
	European U23 Championships	Tampere	6th	Long jump	6.45 m	(w: +1.0 m/s)
			2nd	Triple jump	13.56 m	(w: +1.5 m/s)
	World Championships	Moscow	28th Qual.	Long jump	6.16 m
2014	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Aubagne	3rd	Long jump	6.09 m
			2nd	Triple jump	13.81 m
	European Championships	Zürich	21st Qual.	Triple jump	13.06 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague	21st Qual.	Triple jump	13.40 m
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn	20th Qual.	Long jump	6.00 m	(w: 1.0 m/s)
			4th	Triple jump	13.88 m	(w: +2.6 m/s)
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam	10th	Triple jump	13.89 m	[9]
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	28th Qual.	Triple jump	13.56 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade	13th Qual.	Triple jump	13.69 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	8th	Triple jump	13.39 m
	European Championships	Berlin	NC Qual.	Triple jump	NM
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul	2nd	Triple jump	14.20 m

National titles

Dariya Derkach has won 13 times the individual senior national championship and 7 at junior level. She won her first senior national championship in 2014.[10][11]

Senior (13)

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Triple jump: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 (6)
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • Long jump: 2014 (1)
  • Triple jump: 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[12] (6)

Junior (7)

• 4 wins in long jump (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• 3 wins in triple jump (2011, 2012, 2013)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Long jump
• Italian all-time lists - Triple jump

References

1. "Athletics - DERKACH Dariya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
2. "Derkach è cittadina italiana". fidal.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. "Derkach, l'Italia del futuro fa un salto in avanti". La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
4. "Dariya Derkach Biography". fidal.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
5. "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDOOR ALLIEVI-JUNIORES-PROMESSE M/F Salto triplo-TJ Juniores Donne - RISULTATI". fidal.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
6. "Primato italiano per Dariya Derkach". zero-zero.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
7. "Latest Results 2011". ECCC Track and Field Juniors Group A - Castellon (ESP). European Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
8. "2013 European Team Championships2013 European Team Championships - Results". EAA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
9. 13.96 m with the wind aid in the qualifying round. She does not access the three final jumps between the top 8.
10. "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
11. "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico". fidal.it (in Italian). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
12. "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR - Ancona, 26 e 27 febbraio 202". fidal.it (in Italian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

External links

• Dariya Derkach at World Athletics
• Dariya Derkach at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Dariya Derkach at Olympics.com
• Dariya Derkach at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Dariya Derkach at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
• Dariya Derkach at Olympedia
• Dariya Derkach at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Dariya Derkach – CONI – Paris 2024 (in Italian)