Andriy Protsenko

Andriy Protsenko

Protsenko in 2016
Personal information
Native name Андрій Олексійович Проценко
Full name Andriy Oleksiyovych Protsenko
Born (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988
Kherson, Ukraine
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 12 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)

Andriy Oleksiyovych Protsenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Олексійович Проценко; born 20 May 1988) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2014 World bronze medalist and European silver medalist.

Career

He won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships,[1] and the bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships. He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.[1]

His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in July 2014 in Lausanne. He became only 12th person in the history of men's high jump to jump over 2.40.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 2nd 2.21 m
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 3rd 2.24 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 25th (q) 2.20 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 17th (q) 2.19 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 11th 2.18 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 27th (q) 2.21 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 15th (q) 2.22 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (q) 2.23 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th 2.25 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 2nd 2.31 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 23rd (q) 2.22 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 3rd 2.36 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 2nd 2.33 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th 2.28 m
World Championships Beijing, China 17th (q) 2.29 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 7th 2.29 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th 2.24 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 2.33 m

References

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