Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk (; 9 March 1979 – 5 December 2013) was a

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ian long jumper. She was born in

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, Minsk Region. Charnushenka-Stasiuk represented

at the

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, where she competed for the women's long jump, along with her compatriot Volha Siarheyenka. She performed the best jump of 6.48 metres in her first attempt, despite having received two fouls throughout the entire qualifying round. Charnushenka-Stasiuk, however, failed to advance into the final, as she placed eighteenth out of forty-two athletes in the overall rankings. On December 5, 2013 she died of cancer at the age of 34.

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NBC Olympics Profile
1979 births 2013 deaths Belarusian female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Belarus Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Slutsk Deaths from cancer in Belarus Athletes from Minsk region {{Belarus-athletics-bio-stub