 Yekaterina Sariyeva in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Azerbaijan |
| Born | 18 December 1995 Baku, Azarbaijan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple Jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Triple Jump 13.89 (Almaty, 2023) NR |
Yekaterina Sariyeva (born 18 December 1995) is a track and field athlete from Azerbaijan. A multiple-time national champion, she is the national record holder in the triple jump. [1]
Sariyeva was selected to compete at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump. [2] In June 2023, she won the triple jump at the European Team Championships third division competition in Chorzów, Silesia with a jump of 13.38m. [3] The following month, Sariyeva won at the Gosanov Memorial competition held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Her jump of 13.89m was a new personal best and new Azerbaijani national record. [4] [5] In July 2023, she also won the Charlottenburger Mittsommernacht competition in Berlin, part of the World Athletics Continental Tour, with a jump of 13.33m. [6]
She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. [7]
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