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.[1] This remains a Lithuanian record and a best for the Baltic states.[2] It also puts her in the world's top twenty athletes ever for the event, as of 2016.[3]

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).[4] She also represented the Soviet Union at the 1982 European Athletics Championships, coming twelfth overall.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Irena Ozhenko. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
  2. ↑ LIETUVOS LENGVAATLEČIŲ DVIDEŠIMTUKAI PER VISĄ LAIKĄ (atnaujinta 2016 02 20). Lengvoji. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
  3. ↑ Senior Outdoor Long Jump women All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
  4. ↑ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
  5. ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 436–443, retrieved 13 August 2014
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