Yuriy Krymarenko
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Ukraine | ||
| Men’s athletics | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Helsinki | High jump |
| European U23 Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2005 Erfurt | High jump |
Yuriy Krymarenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Кримаренко, 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.[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 Czech Jaroslav Bába.
He finished 33rd in the 2008 Summer Olympics with a jump of 2.15 m.
Competition record
Representing  Ukraine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 3rd | 2.27 m | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 2.32 m | ||
| Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 6th | 2.20 m | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 21st (q) | 2.26 m | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 33rd (q) | 2.15 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 18th (q) | 2.24 m | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th (q) | 2.26 m | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11th (q) | 2.23 m | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 19th (q) | 2.22 m | ||
References
- ↑ Grassman, Oliver (2005-08-14). "Ukraine's Krymarenko wins high jump gold". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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