Andriy Protsenko
Andriy Oleksiyovych Protsenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Олексійович Проценко; born 20 May 1988) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2014 World Indoor bronze medalist and European silver medalist.
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Native name | Андрій Олексійович Проценко | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Andriy Oleksiyovych Protsenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kherson, Ukraine | 20 May 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships,[1] and the bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships.[2] He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.[1] He also competed at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Championships also 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.
He won the 2019 Diamond League final in Zurich, with his season best of 2.32 m, victory that gives him one wild card for the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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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 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | 2.29 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th | 2.24 m |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 2nd | 2.26 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (q) | 2.26 m |
References
- Andriy Protsenko at World Athletics
- "2009 European U23 Championships - European Athletics Result Service". www.european-athletics-statistics.org. 2014-05-31. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2017.