Dariya Derkach

Dariya Derkach (Дар'я Деркач; born 27 March 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Italian female long jumper and triple jumper. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Triple jump.

Biography
She was born in Ukraine but has been an Italian citizen since 27 May 2013. She has lived in the town of Pagani (close to Naples) in Italy with her parents since 2002. Her father, Serhiy (a former decathlete), is her coach. She trains in Formia where she has lived since the end of 2014. Her mother Oksana Derkach was a good triple jumper.

Her best results in triple jump is 13.56 m, the 4th best European under-23 jump in 2011, and 6.55 m in long jump, the 2nd best European under-23 jump in 2011. She has participated four times in the European championships (two outdoor and two indoor), one Olympic Games and one World Championships, on six of these seven occasions without being able to pass the qualifying round for the final.

National records

 * Long jump (junior): 6.67 m (🇮🇹 Rieti, 15 June 2013) - current holder

National titles
Dariya Derkach has won 13 times the individual senior national championship and 7 at junior level. She won her first senior national championship in 2014.


 * Senior (13)
 * Italian Athletics Championships
 * Triple jump: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 (6)
 * Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
 * Long jump: 2014 (1)
 * Triple jump: 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (6)


 * Junior (7)
 * 4 wins in long jump (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
 * 3 wins in triple jump (2011, 2012, 2013)