# Denys Yurchenko
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{{Short description|Ukrainian pole vaulter (born 1978)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Denys Yurchenko.jpg
| image_size = 160px
| caption = Denys Yurchenko in 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Donetsk](/source/Donetsk), [Ukrainian SSR](/source/Ukrainian_SSR), [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union)
| height ={{height|m=1.75}}
| weight ={{convert|75|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| country = {{UKR}}
| sport =Athletics
| event =Pole Vault
| coach =
| highestranking =
| pb =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games)}}
{{Medal|Disqualified | [2008 Beijing](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) | [Pole vault](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Indoor Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2004 Budapest](/source/2004_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships)|[Pole vault](/source/2004_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Indoor Championships](/source/European_Indoor_Championships_in_Athletics)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2005 Madrid](/source/2005_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships)|[Pole vault](/source/2005_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2007 Birmingham](/source/2007_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships)|[Pole vault](/source/2007_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)}}
}}
'''Denys Serhiyovych Yurchenko''' ({{langx|uk|Денис Сергійович Юрченко}}) (born 27 January 1978 in [Donetsk](/source/Donetsk)) is a [Ukrainian](/source/Ukraine) [pole vault](/source/pole_vault)er with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships.
==Career==
At the 2000 Summer Olympics he suffered a mishap with a vaulting pole, injuring his groin and ending his season. He also initially won the bronze medal in the [men's pole vault](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault) event at the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) in [Beijing](/source/Beijing).[{{cite news|title=Hooker wins pole vault gold medal for Australia |publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |date=2008-08-22 |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j6ICi0Utu6ZDjuqu9feI2F2mR4XAD92ND6N00 |accessdate=2008-08-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080825205202/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j6ICi0Utu6ZDjuqu9feI2F2mR4XAD92ND6N00 |archivedate=August 25, 2008 }}]
On 17 November 2016, the [IOC](/source/IOC) disqualified him from the 2008 Olympic Games, stripped his Olympic bronze medal and struck his results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2008.[{{cite web|title=IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-16-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-beijing-2008|publisher=[IOC](/source/IOC)|accessdate=17 November 2016}}]
In May 2017, he was disqualified for two years.[{{Cite web | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/6-track-athletes-handed-doping-bans-after-olympic-retests/ | title=Six Russian, Ukrainian track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests | CTV News| date=31 May 2017}}]
His personal best jump (outdoor) is 5.83 metres, achieved in July 2008 in [Kyiv](/source/Kyiv).
==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{UKR}}
|-
|1999
|[European U23 Championships](/source/1999_European_Athletics_U23_Championships)
|[Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), [Sweden](/source/Sweden)
|13th (q)
|[5.20 m](/source/1999_European_Athletics_U23_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|2000
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics)
|[Sydney](/source/Sydney), Australia
|30th (q)
|[5.40 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|[European Indoor Championships](/source/2002_European_Indoor_Athletics_Championships)
|[Vienna](/source/Vienna), Austria
| –
|[NM](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|[European Championships](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Championships)
|[Munich](/source/Munich), [Germany](/source/Germany)
|6th
|[5.70 m](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|2003
|[World Championships](/source/2003_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France)
|6th
|[5.70 m](/source/2003_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|[World Indoor Championships](/source/2004_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships)
|[Budapest](/source/Budapest), Hungary
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
|[5.70 m](/source/2004_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics)
|[Athens](/source/Athens), Greece
|9th
|[5.65 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|[European Indoor Championships](/source/2005_European_Indoor_Athletics_Championships)
|[Madrid](/source/Madrid), Spain
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[5.85 m](/source/2005_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|[World Championships](/source/2005_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), Finland
|16th (q)
|[5.45 m](/source/2005_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|[World Indoor Championships](/source/2006_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships)
|[Moscow](/source/Moscow), Russia
|—
|[NM](/source/2006_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|[European Championships](/source/2006_European_Athletics_Championships)
|[Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), Sweden
|—
|[NM](/source/2006_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|[European Indoor Championships](/source/2007_European_Indoor_Athletics_Championships)
|[Birmingham](/source/Birmingham), United Kingdom
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[5.71 m](/source/2007_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|[World Championships](/source/2007_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Osaka](/source/Osaka), Japan
|12th
|[5.66 m](/source/2007_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|[World Indoor Championships](/source/2008_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships)
|[Valencia](/source/Valencia), Spain
|16th (q)
|[5.35 m](/source/2008_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-bgcolor=pink
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics)
|[Beijing](/source/Beijing), China
|DSQ (3rd)
|[DSQ (5.70 m)](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|2010
|[European Championships](/source/2010_European_Athletics_Championships)
|[Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), Spain
|—
|[NM](/source/2010_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|2011
|[World Championships](/source/2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Daegu](/source/Daegu), South Korea
|22nd (q)
|[5.35 m](/source/2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[European Championships](/source/2012_European_Athletics_Championships)
|[Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), Finland
|—
|[NM](/source/2012_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|-
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics)
|[London](/source/London), United Kingdom
| –
|[NM](/source/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pole_vault)
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{World Athletics||name=Denys Yurchenko}}
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