Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko, 27, achieved
a fourth round mark of 14.42m to place 4th in the triple jump in this week’s
World Athletics Championships in London. The result was a remarkable
achievement in Knyazyeva-Minenko’s
second competition of the year, following on from foot surgery.
Knyazyeva-Minenko, who emigrated
to Israel from the Ukraine four years ago, had taken the silver
medal at the last World
Athletics Championships, in Beijing in 2015. She had also placed fifth in last
year's Olympics. Both of those performances represented the best-ever finishes
by an Israeli track and field athlete in the respective championships.
Israeli javelin thrower Marharyta Dorozhon narrowly missed reaching the World Championship final. Her throw
of 61.33m in the qualifying round was less than a metre short of the distance required
to progress further. Dorozhon had recorded a mark of 63.07m in taking the gold
medal in last month's Maccabiah.
Australian Steven Solomon, who
reached the 2012 Olympic 400m final at the age of 19, had a less successful
return to Olympic Park. Solomon finished seventh in his 400m heat in 46.27, and
did not proceed to the semi-finals.
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