Valeriy Vasylyev (born 21 April 1976) is a retired athlete who specialised in the long jump. [1] His biggest success was the gold medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade.
His personal bests in the event are 8.21 metres outdoors (2004) and 8.19 metres indoors (2003).
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Ukraine | ||||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | 7.55 m |
| Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 8.07 m | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th (q) | 7.64 m |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 20th (q) | 7.67 m |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10th (q) | 7.75 m |
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Vasylyev or Vasylyeva is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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