Sergey Klyugin

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Sergey Klyugin
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney High jump

Sergey Petrovich Klyugin (Russian: Сергей Петрович Клюгин; born 24 March 1974 in Kineshma) is a Russian high jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2.35m, one centimetre behind his personal best jump from 1998. A bronze medal at 1998's European championships was his only other international medal.

Major achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1991 European Junior Championships
Thessaloniki, Greece
2nd 2.27 m
Representing the  Unified Team
1992 World Junior Championships
Seoul, South Korea
5th 2.20 m
Representing  Russia
1997 World Indoor Championships
Paris, France
14th (q) 2.24 m
World Championships
Athens, Greece
11th 2.29 m
Universiade
Catania, Italy
5th 2.23 m
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 7th 2.20 m
European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
3rd 2.32 m
1999 World Championships
Seville, Spain
24th (q) 2.20 m
2000 Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
1st 2.35 m
2001 World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
4th 2.30 m
Goodwill Games
Brisbane, Australia
7th 2.20 m
2004 World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
12th (q) 2.24 m

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