Ekaterina Voronina
Uzbekistani heptathlete: 2014 Asian Games champion and Olympian in Rio and Tokyo.
- Occupation:
- Athlete, Track and field athlete
- Born:
- February 16 1992(34 years old) ♒
- Birthplace:
- Tashkent
Biography
Ekaterina Alexandrovna Voronina was born on 16 February 1992 in Tashkent. She began as a javelin thrower, competed at the 2009 World Youth Championships and switched to the heptathlon in 2011. She represents the Central Army Sports Club and is coached by fellow multi-eventer Pavel Andreev. Her heptathlon personal best is 6,346 points (2021).
She won the heptathlon at the 2014 Asian Games (5,912 points), placed 5th in 2018 and took silver in 2022 (6,056 points). At the Asian Championships she won heptathlon silver in 2013 and gold in 2015, 2019 and 2023, and she is a two-time Asian Indoor pentathlon champion (2016, 2023).
At the 2016 Rio Olympics she did not finish the heptathlon; at Tokyo 2020 she placed 12th (6,298 points). At the World Championships she was 24th (2015), 10th (2019) and 16th (2023).
Education
Career
- Central Army Sports ClubMulti-eventer
Life path
- 2009World Youth Championships
Competed in the javelin throw.
- 2011Switched to the heptathlon
- 2013Asian Championships — silver
5,599 points.
- 2014Asian Games champion
Heptathlon, 5,912 points.
- 2015Asian champion
5,689 points; 24th at the World Championships.
- 2016Rio Olympics
Did not finish; Asian Indoor pentathlon champion.
- 2019Asian champion
6,198 points; 10th at the World Championships (6,099).
- 2021Tokyo Olympics
12th place, 6,298 points.
- 2022Asian Games — silver
6,056 points.
- 2023Asian champion
Heptathlon 6,098; indoor pentathlon 4,386; 16th at the World Championships.
Achievements
- 🥇WinnerAsian Games (2014)
- 🥈Silver medalAsian Games (2022)
- 55th placeAsian Games (2018)
- 🥈Silver medalAsian Championships (2013)
- 🥇WinnerAsian Championships (2015)
- 🥇WinnerAsian Championships (2019)
- 🥇WinnerAsian Championships (2023)
- 🥇WinnerAsian Indoor Championships (pentathlon) (2016)
- 🥇WinnerAsian Indoor Championships (pentathlon) (2023)
- 1212th placeOlympic Games (2021)
- 1010th placeWorld Championships (2019)