Elena Kulichenko
July 28, 2002 (Cyprus)
High jumper
Today Elena Kulichenko is one of the strongest young high jumpers.
Now she studies in USA at the University of Georgia (track&field) and competing for the Georgia Bulldogs.
She began competing on the American collegiate circuit and was named SEC Women’s Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year for 2022, and also earned First-Team All-American honors.
Elena won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held in Austin, Texas in June 2023.
In July 2023, she won the Cypriot national championships with a 1.90m. Later that month, she cleared 1.91m to win gold at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships. It was Cyprus’ first ever gold medal at the event.
Personal best (Indoors): 1.92m (Fayetteville, 2023)
Personal best (Outdoors): 1.92m (Budapest, 2023)
HIGHLIGHTS:
2023
GOLD – Cyprus Championships – 1.90 m
GOLD – European Athletics U23 Championships, Espoo, Finland – 1.91 m
GOLD – Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays presented by Truist, TX, USA – 1.90 m
GOLD – Spec Towns + Torrin Lawrence Invitational, GA, USA – 1.84 m
GOLD – LSU Invitational, LA, USA – 1.85 m
GOLD – Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, NM, USA – 1.83 m
GOLD – Texas Tech Invite & Multis, TX, USA – 1.87 m
Silver – SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, LA, USA – 1.88 m
Silver – 27. ročník Brněnské laťky Olympie Brno – 1.84 m
Silver – FISU World University Games, Chengdu – 1.91 m
Silver – SEC Indoor Championships, AR, USA – 1.92 m
Bronze – Mt. SAC Relays, CA, USA – 1.88 m
Bronze – NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, TX, USA – 1.87 m
Bronze – Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, SC, USA – 1.84 m
Bronze – NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, NM, USA – 1.88 m
5th place – European Athletics Team Championships Second Division – 1.91 m
13th place – World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023 – 1.90 m.
2022
GOLD – Torrin Lawrence Memorial, GA, USA – 1.87 m
GOLD – Samford Invitational, AL, USA – 1.83 m
Silver – Florida Relays, FL, USA – 1.84 m
Silver – Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, FL, USA – 1.86 m
Silver – Clemson Invitational, SC, USA – 1.79 m
Bronze – Razorback Invitational, AR, USA – 1.80 m
4th place – SEC Indoor Championships, TX, USA – 1.82 m
5th place – Southeastern Conference Championships, MS, USA – 1.78 m
8th place – NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships, AL, USA – 1.78 m
2021
Silver – Cyprus Championships – 1.79 m
Silver – Russian U20 Indoor Championships – 1.82 m
2020
GOLD – Regional Indoor Championships U20, Smolensk – 1.79 m
5th place – Russian U20 Indoor Championships – 1.82 m
2019
GOLD – International Indoor Match U20, Minsk – 1.82 m.
Silver – Russian U20 Indoor Championships – 1.84 m
2017
GOLD – Russian U18 Championships – 1.84 m.
GOLD – Maykop Spartakiada – 1.86 m
Silver – 14th European Youth Olympic Festival, Hungary – 1.87 m
