Yuriy Krymarenko

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Medal record
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Gold 2005 Helsinki High jump

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

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 in a long time. The favorites of the contest, most notably Swede Stefan Holm, failed to jump over more than 2.29. Krymarenko had started the 2005 season with a silver medal in the Junior European Championships in Erfurt, Germany, where he was beat by Czech Jaroslav Bába.

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