Yuriy_Krymarenko

Yuriy Krymarenko

Yuriy Krymarenko

Ukrainian high jumper

Yuriy Oleksandrovych Krymarenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Олександрович Кримаренко; born August 11, 1983) is a Ukrainian high jumper. His personal best performance is 2.33 m.

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Career

Krymarenko won a gold medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, clearing the height of 2.32 m which was the lowest winning result for men's high jump since 1983.[1] The favorites of the contest, most notably Swede Stefan Holm, failed to jump over more than 2.29 m. Krymarenko had started the 2005 season with a silver medal in the European Under 23 Championships in Erfurt, Germany, where he was beaten by the Czech Republic's Jaroslav Bába.

He finished 33rd in the 2008 Summer Olympics with a jump of 2.15 m.

Competition record

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References

  1. [1]
    Grassman, Oliver (2005-08-14). "Ukraine's Krymarenko wins high jump gold". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-08-21.


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