{"id":35872,"date":"2022-03-31T08:48:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T06:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=35872"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:44:45","slug":"she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/","title":{"rendered":"Sie ber\u00fchrt uns: Interview mit der Hallenweltmeisterin im Hochsprung, Yaroslava Mahuchikh"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Sie ber\u00fchrt uns: Interview mit der Hallenweltmeisterin im Hochsprung, Yaroslava Mahuchikh\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Header-1.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cIch besch\u00fctze mein Land auf der Rennstrecke\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >SHE MOVES US - Treffen Sie Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Hallenweltmeisterin im Hochsprung<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">31. M\u00e4rz 2022 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;She Moves Us: Interview with the World Indoor Champion in high jump, Yaroslava Mahuchikh&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Before winning her gold medal at the World Indoor Championships, high-jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh had to take a 60-hour car trip to get away from the bombs and rockets that fell on her home country Ukraine. With a resilience and confidence that makes everyone forget that she is only 20 years old, Yaroslava says that she won to protect her country on the athletics track. As part of our \\u201cShe Moves Us\\u201d series, CATch up sat down with Yaroslava to talk about her beginnings in the sport, her emotional victory in Belgrade and her ambitions.\\nBorn in Dnipro, Ukraine\\u2019s fourth largest city, Yaroslava dreamed of a creative profession when she was in school: \\u201cI wanted to become an artist, because I painted a lot. I also thought of becoming a singer.\\u201d Things changed when she started with track and field, first as a hurdler and later as a high jumper.\\n\\u201cI was about 11 when I started. I trained for five years. Then I realized that I wanted to train for the Ukrainian Championship and after that I started competing internationally,\\u201d she added.\\nHer teachers weren\\u2019t too sure about her career choices and pointed out that she shouldn\\u2019t neglect her studies because of her sports. \\u201cThose teachers said that athletics was just a hobby and I shouldn\\u2019t take it too seriously.\\u00a0But I told them: \\u2018No, I want to be an athlete.\\u00a0And once I\\u2019m done with my career as an athlete, I want to be a coach.\\u2019 I told them: \\u2018I will do this!\\u2019,\\u201d\\u00a0Yaroslava recalls.\\nHer determination paid off. At 15-years-old, she won the gold at the U18 World Championships in Nairobi, followed by another gold at the U18 European Championships. With her jump of 1.92 meters in Nairobi, she put up the best performance ever by a 15-year-old.\\n\\u201cThose teachers changed their minds,\\u201d Yaroslava says smiling.\\n\\n\\n\\u00a0\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Bevor sie ihre Goldmedaille bei den Hallenweltmeisterschaften gewann, musste die Hochspringerin Yaroslava Mahuchikh eine 60-st\u00fcndige Autofahrt auf sich nehmen, um den Bomben und Raketen zu entkommen, die auf ihr Heimatland Ukraine fielen. Mit einer Unverw\u00fcstlichkeit und Zuversicht, die jeden vergessen l\u00e4sst, dass sie erst 20 Jahre alt ist, sagt Yaroslava, dass sie gewonnen hat, um ihr Land auf der Leichtathletikbahn zu sch\u00fctzen. Im Rahmen unserer Reihe \u201cShe Moves Us\u201d hat sich CATch up mit Yaroslava zusammengesetzt, um \u00fcber ihre Anf\u00e4nge im Sport, ihren emotionalen Sieg in Belgrad und ihre Ambitionen zu sprechen.<\/span>\n<br\/>Geboren in Dnipro, der viertgr\u00f6\u00dften Stadt der Ukraine, tr\u00e4umte Yaroslava schon w\u00e4hrend ihrer Schulzeit von einem kreativen Beruf: <strong>\u201cIch wollte K\u00fcnstlerin werden, weil ich viel gemalt habe. Ich dachte auch daran, S\u00e4ngerin zu werden.<\/strong>\u201d Das \u00e4nderte sich, als sie mit der Leichtathletik begann, zun\u00e4chst als H\u00fcrdenl\u00e4uferin und sp\u00e4ter als Hochspringerin.<br\/>\n<br\/>\"<strong>Ich war ungef\u00e4hr 11, als ich anfing. Ich habe f\u00fcnf Jahre lang trainiert. Dann wurde mir klar, dass ich f\u00fcr die ukrainische Meisterschaft trainieren wollte, und danach begann ich mit internationalen Wettk\u00e4mpfen.<\/strong>,\u201d, f\u00fcgte sie hinzu.<br\/>\n<br\/>Ihre Lehrer waren nicht sehr \u00fcberzeugt von ihrer Berufswahl und wiesen sie darauf hin, dass sie ihr Studium wegen des Sports nicht vernachl\u00e4ssigen sollte. \u201c<strong>Diese Lehrer sagten, Leichtathletik sei nur ein Hobby und ich solle es nicht zu ernst nehmen.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Aber ich sagte ihnen: \u2018Nein, ich will Sportler werden.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Und wenn ich mit meiner Sportlerkarriere fertig bin, m\u00f6chte ich Trainer werden.\u2019 Das habe ich ihnen gesagt: \u2018Ich werde das machen!\u2019\u201d.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Yaroslava erinnert sich.<br\/>\n<br\/>Ihre Entschlossenheit zahlte sich aus. Im Alter von 15 Jahren gewann sie Gold bei den U18-Weltmeisterschaften in Nairobi, gefolgt von einer weiteren Goldmedaille bei den U18-Europameisterschaften. Mit ihrem Sprung von 1,92 m in Nairobi erzielte sie die beste Leistung, die jemals von einer 15-J\u00e4hrigen erzielt wurde.<br\/>\n<br\/>\"<strong>Diese Lehrer haben ihre Meinung ge\u00e4ndert<\/strong>,sagt Yaroslava l\u00e4chelnd.<br\/>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\"><\/span>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery5.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Heute ist Yaroslava in ihrer Disziplin die absolute Weltspitze. Aber die letzten Wochen waren sehr schwierig und eine gro\u00dfe Belastung. In den Tagen nach Beginn des Konflikts in der Ukraine konnte Yaroslava nicht einmal an Training denken. Wie viele andere in ihrem Land musste auch sie sich in einem Keller vor Raketen und Bomben verstecken. Dennoch entschied sie sich, die 2.000 Kilometer lange Reise nach Serbien mit dem Auto anzutreten.<br\/>\n<br\/>\"<strong>Wir hatten eine dreit\u00e4gige Autofahrt nach Belgrad, aber das hat mich st\u00e4rker gemacht und ich habe eine Goldmedaille f\u00fcr mein Land gewonnen,<\/strong>\u201d, erinnert sie sich. Und was f\u00fcr ein Sieg das war. Nach dem Gewinn der Bronzemedaille bei den Olympischen Spielen im letzten Sommer \u00fcberwand Yaroslava drei misslungene Spr\u00fcnge, bevor sie 2,02 m \u00fcbersprang. Die Zuschauer in der Arena spendeten ihr stehende Ovationen.<br\/>\n<br\/>\"<strong>2,02 m ist meine Saisonbestleistung. Es war die Goldmedaille bei der Hallen-WM und eine Saisonbestleistung. Ich bin so stolz, die Ukraine international zu vertreten, weil ich mein Land auf der Bahn besch\u00fctze,<\/strong>\u201d, sagt sie entschlossen. F\u00fcr Yaroslava war der Wettbewerb ein emotionaler Sieg, da ihre Gedanken immer wieder in ihr Heimatland zur\u00fcckkehrten.\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/>\"<strong>Ich habe meine N\u00e4gel blau lackiert und mit einem gelben Herz versehen, nur um ihnen mit einer kleinen Geste zu zeigen, dass mein Herz f\u00fcr sie schl\u00e4gt,<\/strong>\u201d, f\u00fcgt sie hinzu.<br\/>\n<br\/>Nach den Weltmeisterschaften reiste Yaroslava nach Herzogenaurach, um in der N\u00e4he des PUMA-Hauptsitzes zu wohnen. Dort konnte sie sich von der Veranstaltung und der schwierigen Reise erholen, bevor sie sich auf ihre n\u00e4chsten Wettk\u00e4mpfe vorbereitete. PUMA hat seinen ukrainischen Mitarbeitern, Athleten, Botschaftern und deren Familien, die vor dem Konflikt fliehen mussten, Unterk\u00fcnfte in Deutschland und anderswo zur Verf\u00fcgung gestellt.<br\/>\n<br\/>\"<strong>Nach Belgrad bin ich sofort nach Deutschland gekommen, um bei meiner zweiten Familie, meiner PUMA-Familie, zu wohnen. Sie haben mir in der Vergangenheit geholfen und helfen mir auch jetzt mit einer Unterkunft und der M\u00f6glichkeit zu trainieren. Es ist gro\u00dfartig, solche Menschen und eine solche Firma zu haben, die mir helfen. Ich bin ihnen sehr dankbar.<\/strong>,\u201d, sagt sie.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery4.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Eine der gr\u00f6\u00dften Inspirationen f\u00fcr Yaroslava ist ihre Trainerin Tatyana Stepanova, die ihr eine gro\u00dfe St\u00fctze und viel mehr als nur eine Managerin ist. \u201c<strong>Ich habe keine Vorbilder. Aber mein Trainer ist meine zweite Mutter. Sie hat mich die ganze Zeit \u00fcber begleitet. Wir haben einen sehr \u00e4hnlichen Charakter, vielleicht habe ich das von ihr\u201d.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0sagt sie.<br\/>\n<br\/>Das bedeutet nicht nur eine konsequente Ausrichtung auf Training und Ergebnisse, erkl\u00e4rt sie.<br\/>\n<br\/>\"<strong>Au\u00dferdem lieben wir beide das Kochen und Backen von Kuchen. Ich liebe es zu kochen und mein Freund isst dann die Kuchen, die ich mache<\/strong>\u201c, sagt sie und l\u00e4chelt.\n<br\/>\n<br\/>Yaroslava hat eine sehr freundliche und positive Pers\u00f6nlichkeit. Auf die Frage nach ihren W\u00fcnschen f\u00fcr die Zukunft hat sie eine sehr klare Antwort: \u201c<strong>Ich w\u00fcnsche mir Frieden. Auf sportlicher Ebene m\u00f6chte ich den Weltrekord brechen.<\/strong>\u201d<br\/>\n<br\/>Der Weltrekord im Hochsprung liegt bei 2,09 m und besteht seit mehr als 30 Jahren. \u201c<strong>Ich m\u00f6chte 2,10m springen<\/strong>\u201c, sagt sie mit Nachdruck.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Yaroslava, wir wissen, dass du es schaffen kannst! Alles Gute f\u00fcr die Zukunft von deiner PUMA-Familie!<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery2.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.55629139072848  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.55629139072848  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery6.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti1 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/only-see-great-interview-with-puma-athlete-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"28352\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Header-Yaroslava-Mahuchikh.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n\t        <h4>ONLY SEE GREAT Interview mit PUMA-Athletin Yaroslava Mahuchikh<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tDie ukrainische Hochspringerin Yaroslava Mahuchikh ist erst 19 Jahre alt, beeindruckt aber bereits die Welt. Die PUMA-Athletin sprang in diesem Jahr in der Halle 2,06 Meter und erzielte damit die beste Leistung des Jahres 2021. Ihr Sprung lag nur drei Zentimeter unter dem Weltrekord von 2,09 m. Wer wei\u00df, was in diesem Jahr noch alles auf sie zukommt. Yaroslava schaute in der vergangenen Woche in unserer PUMA-Zentrale vorbei. Wir haben die Gelegenheit genutzt und sie gefragt, wie sie ihren Fokus beh\u00e4lt und was ihr gro\u00dfes Ziel ist.\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/only-see-great-interview-with-puma-athlete-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti2 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-athlete-yaroslava-mahuchikh-sets-best-performance-of-2021-in-high-jump-with-new-ukrainian-national-record\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"24323\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/YaroslavaMahuchikh.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n\t        <h4>PUMA-Athletin Yaroslava Mahuchikh stellt im Hochsprung mit neuem ukrainischen Landesrekord die Bestleistung f\u00fcr 2021 auf<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tPUMA-Athletin Yaroslava Mahuchikh hat am Dienstag beim Hallenmeeting im slowakischen Banska Bystrica mit 2,06 Metern einen neuen ukrainischen Landesrekord im Hochsprung aufgestellt. Es war auch die beste Leistung einer Athletin im Jahr 2021.\nMit ihren erst 19 Jahren hat Yaroslava bereits eine Reihe von beeindruckenden Leistungen erzielt. Im Jahr 2017 holte sie Gold bei den U-18-Weltmeisterschaften, bevor sie 2019 bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Doha Zweite wurde. Au\u00dferdem h\u00e4lt sie den U20-Weltrekord im Hochsprung, sowohl in der Halle als auch im Freien.\nMit einer H\u00f6he von 2,06 fehlt ihr nur noch 3 Zentimeter zum Weltrekord im Hochsprung, der 1987 von der Bulgarin Stefka Kostadinova bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Rom aufgestellt wurde, lange bevor Yaroslava geboren wurde.\nDa 2021 mit den bevorstehenden Olympischen Spielen ein wichtiges Jahr f\u00fcr die Leichtathletik ist, freuen wir uns auf weitere inspirierende Leistungen unserer PUMA-Athletin Yaroslava!\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiesen Beitrag auf Instagram anzeigen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nEin Beitrag geteilt von World Athletics (@worldathletics)\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-athlete-yaroslava-mahuchikh-sets-best-performance-of-2021-in-high-jump-with-new-ukrainian-national-record\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-high-jumper-yaroslava-mahuchikh-is-the-youngest-ever-athlete-to-win-a-diamond-league-event\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"12468\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/H2-Yaroslava.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n\t        <h4>PUMA-Hochspringerin Yaroslava Mahuchikh ist die j\u00fcngste Athletin, die jemals ein Diamond League Event gewonnen hat<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tDenken Sie an die Zeit zur\u00fcck, als Sie 17 Jahre alt waren - was haben Sie in Ihrem Leben gemacht? Was waren Ihre Errungenschaften?\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-high-jumper-yaroslava-mahuchikh-is-the-youngest-ever-athlete-to-win-a-diamond-league-event\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bevor sie ihre Goldmedaille bei den Hallenweltmeisterschaften gewann, musste die Hochspringerin Yaroslava Mahuchikh eine 60-st\u00fcndige Autofahrt auf sich nehmen, um den Bomben und Raketen zu entkommen, die auf ihr Heimatland Ukraine fielen. Mit einer Unverw\u00fcstlichkeit und Zuversicht, die jeden vergessen l\u00e4sst, dass sie erst 20 Jahre alt ist, sagt Yaroslava, dass sie gewonnen hat, um ihr Land auf der Leichtathletikbahn zu sch\u00fctzen. Im Rahmen unserer Reihe \u201cShe Moves Us\u201d hat sich CATch up mit Yaroslava zusammengesetzt, um \u00fcber ihre Anf\u00e4nge im Sport, ihren emotionalen Sieg in Belgrad und ihre Ambitionen zu sprechen.<br \/>\nYaroslava wurde in Dnipro, der viertgr\u00f6\u00dften Stadt der Ukraine, geboren und tr\u00e4umte schon w\u00e4hrend ihrer Schulzeit von einem kreativen Beruf: \u201cIch wollte K\u00fcnstlerin werden, weil ich viel gemalt habe. Ich habe auch dar\u00fcber nachgedacht, S\u00e4ngerin zu werden.\u201d Das \u00e4nderte sich, als sie mit Leichtathletik begann, zun\u00e4chst als H\u00fcrdenl\u00e4uferin und sp\u00e4ter als Hochspringerin.<br \/>\n\u201cIch war etwa 11 Jahre alt, als ich angefangen habe. Ich habe f\u00fcnf Jahre lang trainiert. Dann wurde mir klar, dass ich f\u00fcr die ukrainische Meisterschaft trainieren wollte, und danach habe ich angefangen, international an Wettk\u00e4mpfen teilzunehmen\u201d, f\u00fcgte sie hinzu.<br \/>\nIhre Lehrer waren sich \u00fcber ihre Berufswahl nicht ganz sicher und wiesen sie darauf hin, dass sie wegen des Sports nicht ihre Schulausbildung vernachl\u00e4ssigen sollte. \u201cDiese Lehrer sagten, dass Leichtathletik nur ein Hobby sei und ich es nicht zu ernst nehmen sollte. Aber ich sagte ihnen: \u2018Nein, ich m\u00f6chte Sportlerin werden. Und wenn ich meine Karriere als Sportlerin beendet habe, m\u00f6chte ich Trainerin werden.\u2019 Ich sagte ihnen: \u2018Ich werde das schaffen!\u2019\u201d, erinnert sich Yaroslava.<br \/>\nIhre Entschlossenheit zahlte sich aus. Im Alter von 15 Jahren gewann sie Gold bei den U18-Weltmeisterschaften in Nairobi, gefolgt von einer weiteren Goldmedaille bei den U18-Europameisterschaften. Mit ihrem Sprung von 1,92 m in Nairobi erzielte sie die beste Leistung, die jemals von einer 15-J\u00e4hrigen erzielt wurde.<br \/>\n\u201cDiese Lehrer haben ihre Meinung ge\u00e4ndert\u201d, sagt Yaroslava l\u00e4chelnd.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":21183,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-35872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":35872,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2022-03-31 08:48:06","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-31 06:48:06","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2022\/03\/Header-1.png\",\"filesize\":1095933,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-300x168.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":39324},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-1024x575.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":307972},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-150x150.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":19761},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-768x431.png\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":187459},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-18x10.png\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":792}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":35869,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Header-1.png\",\"title\":\"Header\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"\\u0022I protect my country on the track\\u0022\",\"content\":\"SHE MOVES US - Meet Yaroslava Mahuchikh, World Indoor Champion in high jump\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eBefore winning her gold medal at the World Indoor Championships, high-jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh had to take a 60-hour car trip to get away from the bombs and rockets that fell on her home country Ukraine. With a resilience and confidence that makes everyone forget that she is only 20 years old, Yaroslava says that she won to protect her country on the athletics track. As part of our \u201cShe Moves Us\u201d series, CATch up sat down with Yaroslava to talk about her beginnings in the sport, her emotional victory in Belgrade and her ambitions.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Born in Dnipro, Ukraine\u2019s fourth largest city, Yaroslava dreamed of a creative profession when she was in school: \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cI wanted to become an artist, because I painted a lot. I also thought of becoming a singer.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u201d Things changed when she started with track and field, first as a hurdler and later as a high jumper.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u201c\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;I was about 11 when I started. I trained for five years. 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But, the past few weeks have been very difficult and a great burden. Yaroslava couldn\u2019t even think about training in the days after the conflict in Ukraine began. Like many others in her country, she also had to hide from rockets and bombs in a basement. Still, she took the decision to make the 2,000 kilometer (1230 miles) journey to Serbia by car.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u201c\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;We had a three-day car trip to Belgrade, but it made me stronger and I won a gold medal for my country,\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u201d she remembers.\u00a0And what a victory it has been. After winning bronze at the Olympics last summer, Yaroslava overcame three failed jumps before clearing 2.02 meters. The audience in the arena gave her a standing ovation.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u201c\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;2.02m is my season best. It was the World Indoor Championship gold medal and a season best. 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Then I realized that I wanted to train for the Ukrainian Championship and after that I started competing internationally,\u201d she added.\nHer teachers weren\u2019t too sure about her career choices and pointed out that she shouldn\u2019t neglect her studies because of her sports. \u201cThose teachers said that athletics was just a hobby and I shouldn\u2019t take it too seriously.\u00a0But I told them: \u2018No, I want to be an athlete.\u00a0And once I\u2019m done with my career as an athlete, I want to be a coach.\u2019 I told them: \u2018I will do this!\u2019,\u201d\u00a0Yaroslava recalls.\nHer determination paid off. At 15-years-old, she won the gold at the U18 World Championships in Nairobi, followed by another gold at the U18 European Championships. 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Mit einer Unverw\u00fcstlichkeit und Zuversicht, die jeden vergessen l\u00e4sst, dass sie erst 20 Jahre alt ist, sagt Yaroslava, dass sie gewonnen hat, um ihr Land auf der Leichtathletikbahn zu sch\u00fctzen. Im Rahmen unserer Reihe \"She Moves Us\" hat sich CATch up mit Yaroslava zusammengesetzt, um \u00fcber ihre Anf\u00e4nge im Sport, ihren emotionalen Sieg in Belgrad und ihre Ambitionen zu sprechen.\nGeboren in Dnipro, der viertgr\u00f6\u00dften Stadt der Ukraine, tr\u00e4umte Yaroslava schon w\u00e4hrend ihrer Schulzeit von einem kreativen Beruf: \"Ich wollte K\u00fcnstlerin werden, weil ich viel gemalt habe. Ich dachte auch daran, S\u00e4ngerin zu werden.\" Das \u00e4nderte sich, als sie mit der Leichtathletik begann, zun\u00e4chst als H\u00fcrdenl\u00e4uferin und sp\u00e4ter als Hochspringerin.\n\"Ich war etwa 11 Jahre alt, als ich anfing. Ich habe f\u00fcnf Jahre lang trainiert. Dann wurde mir klar, dass ich f\u00fcr die ukrainischen Meisterschaften trainieren wollte, und danach begann ich mit internationalen Wettk\u00e4mpfen\", f\u00fcgt sie hinzu.\nIhre Lehrer waren von ihrer Berufswahl nicht sehr \u00fcberzeugt und wiesen sie darauf hin, dass sie wegen des Sports ihr Studium nicht vernachl\u00e4ssigen sollte. \"Diese Lehrer meinten, Leichtathletik sei nur ein Hobby und ich solle es nicht zu ernst nehmen. Aber ich sagte ihnen: 'Nein, ich will eine Athletin sein. Und wenn ich meine Karriere als Sportlerin beendet habe, m\u00f6chte ich Trainerin werden. Ich sagte ihnen: 'Ich werde das tun'\", erinnert sich Yaroslava.\nIhre Entschlossenheit zahlte sich aus. Im Alter von 15 Jahren gewann sie Gold bei den U18-Weltmeisterschaften in Nairobi, gefolgt von einer weiteren Goldmedaille bei den U18-Europameisterschaften. Mit ihrem Sprung von 1,92 m in Nairobi erzielte sie die beste Leistung, die je von einer 15-J\u00e4hrigen erzielt wurde.\n\"Diese Lehrer haben ihre Meinung ge\u00e4ndert\", sagt Yaroslava l\u00e4chelnd.\n\n\n\u00a0","status":"publish","password":"","name":"she-moves-us-interview-mit-der-weltmeisterin-im-hochsprung-in-der-halle-yaroslava-mahuchikh","modified":"2025-09-19 14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19 14:44:45","content_filtered":"","parent":0,"type":"post","mime_type":"","template":"","category":[18],"datetime_local":"31. M\u00e4rz 2022 um 06:48","date_local":"31. 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