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Mariya Lasitskene
Personal information
Born	14 January 1993 (age 31); Prokhladny, Russia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia (2009–2016); Authorised Neutral Athletes (2017–)
Sport	Track and field
Event	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2.06 cm
Medal record
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
European Junior Championships
Youth Olympic Games
World Junior Championships
World Youth Championships

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Mariya Aleksandrovna Lasitskene (Template:Lang-ru; née Kuchina (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-lt); born 14 January 1993) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. She won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.

Career

Kuchina won her first international medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where she cleared a personal best of 1.85 m to take the silver medal behind Italian Alessia Trost.^[3] She was also the silver medallist at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival and 2009 Gymnasiade.^[4]^[5]

In the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, Kuchina won a gold medal in the girls' high jump with a clearance of 1.86 m, ahead of Alessia Trost.^[6]

She started her 2011 season with a major scalp in the form of Yelena Slesarenko, who she defeated with an indoor best jump of 1.90 m.^[7] A greater effort soon followed on the Moravia High Jump Tour meet in Třinec, as she cleared 1.97 m to claim the world junior indoor best which Desislava Aleksandrova had held since 1994.^[8]

Kuchina won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships with a personal best of 2.01 m. Kuchina has also won the gold medal both at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and at the 2015 European Indoor Championships. Kuchina has also won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships.

Following her world championships win, she was considered a favorite to win the Olympic title at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. However, her dreams were cut short when the CAS upheld their decision to ban the Russian Track and Field Federation from the Games. Interestingly, at a domestic competition she jumped a height of 2.00m—a height that would've easily won gold in Rio—only 2 hours after she learned that she would not get to compete at the olympics. In April 2017, her application to compete as a neutral athlete until Russia is reinstated was accepted; this will allow Kuchina to resume competition despite the federation's ban. Her first competition back was the third Diamond League in the series at Eugene. She won the women's high jump with a personal best and world leading height of 2.03m.

She improved to 2.04m on June 11, 2017 in Hengelo. On July 6, 2017 she set a new personal best at the Diamond League in Lausanne with a height of 2.06m, a Diamond League record.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	2nd	1.85 m
2009	European Youth Olympics	Tampere, Finland	2nd	1.85 m
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	1st	1.89 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	9th	1.92 m
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	1.95 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	1.88 m
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	2nd	1.96 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	1st	2.00 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	1.99 m
	Diamond League		1st	details
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	1st	1.97 m
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	12th	1.71 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	2.01 m
	Diamond League		2nd	details

Personal bests

Event	Best (m)	Venue	Date
High jump (outdoor)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Lausanne	6 July 2017
High jump (indoor)	2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	Moscow	20 February 2017

References

^ "Mariya KUCHINA". european-athletics.org. European Athletics Association. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "KUCHINA Maria". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Kazan2013.ru. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ 2009 World Youth Championships - High Jump - W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
^ European Youth Olympic Festival 2009. WJAH. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
^ Qatar Embraces Gold in Doha 2009 Gymnasiade. Qatar Athletic Association (2009-12-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
^ "2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls high jump results (final)" (PDF). Atos Origin. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
^ Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2011-01-23). Kuchina foils Slesarenko’s comeback in Volgograd. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.
^ Juck Alfons & Ramsak, Bob (2011-01-27). Kuchina clears 1.97m World junior best in Trinec. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.

External links

Mariya Lasitskene at World Athletics

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Aníta Hinriksdóttir	Women's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year 2014	Succeeded by Noemi Zbären
Sporting positions
Preceded by Brigetta Barrett	Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 2014 (tied with Anna Chicherova and Ruth Beitia)	Succeeded by Anna Chicherova

[european-athletics-1] "Mariya KUCHINA". european-athletics.org. European Athletics Association. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[universiade2013-2] "KUCHINA Maria". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Kazan2013.ru. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[3] 2009 World Youth Championships - High Jump - W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.

[4] European Youth Olympic Festival 2009. WJAH. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.

[5] Qatar Embraces Gold in Doha 2009 Gymnasiade. Qatar Athletic Association (2009-12-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-28.

[6] "2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls high jump results (final)" (PDF). Atos Origin. Retrieved 2011-01-27.

[7] Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2011-01-23). Kuchina foils Slesarenko’s comeback in Volgograd. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.

[8] Juck Alfons & Ramsak, Bob (2011-01-27). Kuchina clears 1.97m World junior best in Trinec. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.

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-'''Mariya Aleksandrovna Lasitskene''' ({{lang-ru|Мария Александровна Ласицкене}}; née '''Kuchina''' ({{lang-ru|Кучина}}); born 14 January 1993) is a Russian [[track and field]]  athlete who specialises in the [[high jump]]. She won the gold medal at the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 World Championships]].
+'''Mariya Aleksandrovna Lasitskene''' ({{lang-ru|Мария Александровна Ласицкене}}; née '''Kuchina''' ({{lang-ru|Кучина}}, {{lang-lt|Marija Lasickienė}}); born 14 January 1993) is a Russian [[track and field]]  athlete who specialises in the [[high jump]]. She won the gold medal at the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 World Championships]].
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