Larysa Vilaliyivna Berezhna (, also - Larisa Berezhnaya; born 28 February 1961) is a retired long jumper, born in Kyiv, who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. She first gained recognition with a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships. In 1991 she won a gold medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the outdoor World Championships. The same year she jumped 7.24 metres, which puts her 14th in the all-time performers list. She competed at the 1992 Olympic Games but was forced to withdraw during the qualifying round due to injury.
International competitions Representing 1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union7th6.69 m1989World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd6.82 m1990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia4th6.93 mGoodwill Games Seattle, United States 2nd6.61 m1991World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 1st6.84 mWorld Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd7.11 m1992European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 1st7.00 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain— (q)Representing 1993World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada5th6.74 mWorld Championships Stuttgart, Germany 2nd6.98 m Note: At the 1992 Olympics, Berezhna had one foul in the qualifying round before withdrawing from the competition.
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