Andriy Protsenko

Andriy Protsenko

Protsenko in 2016
Personal information
Native name	Андрій Олексійович Проценко
Full name	Andriy Oleksiyovych Protsenko
Born	(1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 Kherson, Ukraine
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Medal record Men's athletics: High jump Representing Ukraine World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot High jump European Championships 2014 Zürich High jump

Andriy Oleksiyovych Protsenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Олексійович Проценко; born 20 May 1988) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2014 World bronze medalist and European silver medalist.

Career

He won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships. He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.

His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in July 2014 in Lausanne. He became only 12th person in the history of men's high jump to jump over 2.40.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Ukraine
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	2nd	2.21 m
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	3rd	2.24 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	25th (q)	2.20 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	17th (q)	2.19 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	11th	2.18 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	27th (q)	2.21 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	15th (q)	2.22 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th (q)	2.23 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	9th	2.25 m
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	2nd	2.31 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	23rd (q)	2.22 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	3rd	2.36 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	2.33 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	6th	2.28 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	17th (q)	2.29 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	7th	2.29 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	2.24 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	2.33 m