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Yana Maksimava

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Yana Maksimava (Belarusian: Яна Максімава; born 9 January 1989) is a Lithuanian-Belarusian heptathlete. She was born in Vilnius, the capital of the then Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. She is married to fellow Belarusian athlete Andrei Krauchanka. Amid the forced repatriation and subsequent defection of Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, Maksimava announced that she and her husband would also not be returning to Belarus and would seek asylum in Germany, where the couple trains. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yana Maksimava is the 6,068th most popular athlete, the 328th most popular biography from Lithuania and the 31st most popular Lithuanian Athlete.

Yana Maksimava is a Belarusian heptathlete known for her achievements in the combined events of track and field. She has represented Belarus in various international competitions, showcasing her versatility across multiple disciplines.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yana Maksimava ranks 6,068 out of 6,025Before her are Jacques Freitag, Sébastien Toutant, Dariya Derkach, Meraf Bahta, Valentina Rodini, and Alexander Doom. After her are Monica Abbott, Jan Szymański, Sanya Richards-Ross, Joanna Fiodorow, Anna Hall, and Maryna Litvinchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Yana Maksimava ranks 1,452Before her are Meaghan Benfeito, Aleksandr Ivanov, Denise Feierabend, Cayla George, Goran Milović, and Meraf Bahta. After her are Walter, Jan Szymański, Ante Erceg, Joanna Fiodorow, Tomáš Kundrátek, and James Tomkins.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Yana Maksimava ranks 328 out of 328Before her are Edgaras Česnauskis (1984), Aidis Kruopis (1986), Giedrius Titenis (1989), Aurimas Didžbalis (1991), Álvaro Martín (null), and Indre Sorokaite (1988). After her are Simonas Bilis (1993), Evaldas Šiškevičius (1988), Evaldas Petrauskas (1992), Vykintas Slivka (1995), Rasa Leleivytė (1988), and Saulius Ritter (1988).

Among ATHLETES In Lithuania

Among athletes born in Lithuania, Yana Maksimava ranks 31Before her are Ricardo Santos (null), Milda Valčiukaitė (1994), Aleksandr Kazakevič (1986), Aurimas Didžbalis (1991), Álvaro Martín (null), and Indre Sorokaite (1988). After her are Saulius Ritter (1988), Benson Kipruto (1991), Dominika Banevič (2007), Liveta Jasiūnaitė (1994), Justinas Kinderis (1987), and Viktorija Senkutė (1996).