Andrey Silnov
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Competitor for  Russia |
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| Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | High jump | |
Andrey Silnov (Russian: Андрей Сильнов, born 9 September 1984 in Shahty) is a Russian high jumper.
He won the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships with a jump of 2.36 metres, improving the old championship record which was set by Steinar Hoen with 2.35 m in 1994. A week after the European Championships Silnov jumped 2.37 metres in Monaco. This was the world leading jump in 2006 by a comfortable margin.[1]
Silnov is coached by Sergey Starykh and Yevgeniy Zagorulko.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 2006 | European Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 1st | 2.36m CR, PB |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | ||
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 2nd | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 11th |
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Andrey Silnov
- Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Rostislav Orlov. "Silnov is fishing for the World High Jump record", IAAF, 18 January 2007. Retrieved on 2006-01-21.
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Preceded by Jacques Freitag Andriy Sokolovskyy |
Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 2006 |
Succeeded by Donald Thomas Stefan Holm Yaroslav Rybakov Kyriacos Ioannou |
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