Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the high jump gold at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest

Yaroslava Mahuchikh won her first outdoor world title in the high jump. The 21-year-old Ukrainian, who so far has only silver medals from outdoor planetary championships, grabbed the gold with an achievement of 2.01m. Oregon 2022 champion Eleanor Patterson (Australia) this time took the silver with 1.99m.

Her compatriot and Olympic medalist Nicola Olyslagers finished with the same result in third place.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh was the Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medalist, 2019 and 2022 World Championships silver medalist, and 2022 World Indoor Championships gold medalist. At the 2022 Brussels Diamond League, Yaroslava Mahuchikh jumped 2.05m, which is her outdoor personal best and a Ukrainian record. In 2021, she achieved her indoor personal best of 2.06m, which is also a national record.