Andriy Protsenko
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| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrii Oleksiyovych Protsenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Олексійович Проценко; born 20 May 1988) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2022 World bronze medallist, 2014 World Indoor bronze medallist and European silver medallist.
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, which gave him a wild card entry for the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Protsenko won a bronze medal at the
Competition record
Personal life
Protsenko is married, has a daughter and resides with his family in Kherson.[4]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ The first medal for Ukraine, Protsenko's and Bekh-Romanchuk's emotions — the fourth day of the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Suspilne, 19 July 2022 (in Ukrainian).
- ^ a b c d Andriy Protsenko. Sportsmen of wartime, Protsenko's interview for Slava Varda (Priamyi FM), YouTube, 25 July 2022 (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Tamberi jumps 2.31 in high jump final at world indoor championship, YouTube.
External links
Andriy Protsenko at World Athletics
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