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Andriy Protsenko
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<h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>He won the silver medal at the <a href="/facts/2007_European_Athletics_Junior_Championships/NBGIqqks">2007 European Junior Championships</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> and the bronze medal at the <a href="/facts/2009_European_Athletics_U23_Championships/gC76p5rv">2009 European U23 Championships</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> He competed at the <a href="/facts/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/ea3TtG87">2009 World Championships</a> without reaching the final.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> He also competed at the <a href="/facts/2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics/4QcIsMsF">2011</a>, <a href="/facts/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics/gdIB4ayc">2013</a> and <a href="/facts/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics/KnebQ65n">2015 World Championships</a> also without reaching the final.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in July 2014 in <a href="/facts/Lausanne/HwlVEYGN">Lausanne</a>. He became only 12th person in the history of men's high jump to jump over 2.40. </p><p>He won the <a href="/facts/2019_Diamond_League/SaMs2cHq">2019 Diamond League</a> final in Zurich, with his season best of 2.32 m, which gave him a <a href="/facts/Wild_card_(sports)/CEXDlfID">wild card</a> entry for the <a href="/facts/2019_World_Athletics_Championships/yBDjjqqY">2019 World Athletics Championships</a> in Doha. </p><p>Protsenko won a bronze medal at the <a href="/facts/2022_World_Athletics_Championships/ELnuKq0h">2022 World Athletics Championships</a> in Eugene, United States.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> He said in his interview that he spent nearly 40 days in <a href="/facts/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine/TTeQCgSl">occupied</a> <a href="/facts/Russian_occupation_of_Kherson_Oblast/aT6JdKPN">Kherson Oblast</a> before he was able to safely leave it.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> He spent those days in a village where he made improvised facilities to continue his trainings. After he left Ukraine to get prepared for the Worlds, he first trained in Portugal and then in Spain.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> He also mentioned in his interview that <a href="/facts/Gianmarco_Tamberi/Pd7Ee3yI">Gianmarco Tamberi</a>, who also showed his support of Ukraine at the <a href="/facts/2022_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships/qWGHvV91">2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> supported and helped him a lot.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="competition-record">Competition record</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Competition</th><th scope="col">Venue</th><th scope="col">Position</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Representing <a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj">Ukraine</a></th></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td><a href="/facts/2007_European_Athletics_Junior_Championships/NBGIqqks">European Junior Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hengelo,_Netherlands/N49rIrD1">Hengelo, Netherlands</a></td><td>2nd</td><td>2.21 m</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2009</td><td><a href="/facts/2009_European_Athletics_U23_Championships/gC76p5rv">European U23 Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kaunas,_Lithuania/GjUBsdM0">Kaunas, Lithuania</a></td><td>3rd</td><td><a href="/facts/2009_European_Athletics_U23_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/YTtxXfQT">2.24 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics/e9SLT9Uu">World Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Berlin,_Germany/pMTIRNXK">Berlin, Germany</a></td><td>25th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/ea3TtG87">2.20 m</a></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><a href="/facts/2010_European_Athletics_Championships/1C5ugEI7">European Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Barcelona,_Spain/8PWLdRbW">Barcelona, Spain</a></td><td>17th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2010_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/xpP4zXPy">2.19 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2011</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2011_Summer_Universiade/lELx0B8q">Universiade</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shenzhen,_China/B8rnXRf8">Shenzhen, China</a></td><td>11th</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2011_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/S6kTW1Wd">2.18 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics/4QcIsMsF">World Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Daegu,_South_Korea/FgLnjlxv">Daegu, South Korea</a></td><td>27th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2011_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/TrSpSdVt">2.21 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2012</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships/6nfwzuAX">World Indoor Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Istanbul,_Turkey/Xo1hzGWH">Istanbul, Turkey</a></td><td>15th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/R6JgDIje">2.22 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2012_European_Athletics_Championships/XYssM0mF">European Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Helsinki,_Finland/9za9r3jS">Helsinki, Finland</a></td><td>13th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/DtCnBlkW">2.23 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics/IT3D524z">Olympic Games</a></td><td><a href="/facts/London,_United_Kingdom/KozCCsy9">London, United Kingdom</a></td><td>9th</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/g211MNJd">2.25 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2013</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2013_Summer_Universiade/4LKTmSXq">Universiade</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kazan,_Russia/dpeeCpGH">Kazan, Russia</a></td><td>2nd</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2013_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/I8Wh7oLm">2.31 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics/gdIB4ayc">World Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Moscow,_Russia/XUU6VkdY">Moscow, Russia</a></td><td>23rd (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/l4AY8Wwp">2.22 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2014</td><td><a href="/facts/2014_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships/sAsH21kP">World Indoor Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sopot,_Poland/ezFyHDrJ">Sopot, Poland</a></td><td>2nd</td><td><a href="/facts/2014_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/XMTmdknS">2.36 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2014_European_Athletics_Championships/EYF17Red">European Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Z%C3%BCrich/dXpgq7df">Zürich</a>, <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>2nd</td><td><a href="/facts/2014_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/8ovYyKq3">2.33 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2015</td><td><a href="/facts/2015_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships/BXnGbmxA">European Indoor Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Prague,_Czech_Republic/txpRNTUE">Prague, Czech Republic</a></td><td>6th</td><td><a href="/facts/2015_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/zQTpSJsL">2.28 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics/KnebQ65n">World Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Beijing,_China/Bg4puFBv">Beijing, China</a></td><td>17th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/obbPbbm8">2.29 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2016</td><td><a href="/facts/2016_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships/hYWE9MSn">World Indoor Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Portland,_Oregon/wwBx1Hrv">Portland, United States</a></td><td>7th</td><td><a href="/facts/2016_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/XEwBuTmG">2.29 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2016_European_Athletics_Championships/3Mg6MtLJ">European Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Amsterdam,_Netherlands/Xdd393bz">Amsterdam, Netherlands</a></td><td>9th</td><td><a href="/facts/2016_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/Tae4W2hB">2.24 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics/X19mTXGa">Olympic Games</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Rio_de_Janeiro,_Brazil/AVPTJJ2C">Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</a></td><td>4th</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/umjVFny4">2.33 m</a></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><a href="/facts/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics/gyUtsM3K">World Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/London,_United_Kingdom/KozCCsy9">London, United Kingdom</a></td><td>13th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/1Eb96mBY">2.29 m</a></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><a href="/facts/2018_European_Athletics_Championships/AzLyVE9C">European Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Berlin,_Germany/pMTIRNXK">Berlin, Germany</a></td><td>5th</td><td><a href="/facts/2018_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/bAsYUhFf">2.24 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2019</td><td><a href="/facts/2019_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships/plo66qHQ">European Indoor Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Glasgow,_Scotland/hHUX44Ra">Glasgow, Scotland</a></td><td>2nd</td><td><a href="/facts/2019_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/Vb9KgpYS">2.26 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2019_World_Athletics_Championships/yBDjjqqY">World Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Doha,_Qatar/sKFBtyal">Doha, Qatar</a></td><td>14th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/FGc5p8La">2.26 m</a></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics/Nw5oRwtv">Olympic Games</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Tokyo,_Japan/LttKYU40">Tokyo, Japan</a></td><td>14th (q)</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/fKWnIb5k">2.25 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2022</td><td><a href="/facts/2022_World_Athletics_Championships/ELnuKq0h">World Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Eugene,_Oregon/HkvYT2qx">Eugene, United States</a></td><td>3rd</td><td><a href="/facts/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/uF42zf87">2.33 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2022_European_Athletics_Championships/cYsvyXUc">European Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Munich,_Germany/Pr6zw2ev">Munich, Germany</a></td><td>3rd</td><td><a href="/facts/2022_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/oAkUpErL">2.27 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2023</td><td><a href="/facts/2023_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships/h2DN1MUC">European Indoor Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Istanbul,_Turkey/Xo1hzGWH">Istanbul, Turkey</a></td><td>2nd</td><td><a href="/facts/2023_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/BJUsPJt1">2.29 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2023_World_Athletics_Championships/bop0RKb4">World Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Budapest,_Hungary/VdcUAkxm">Budapest, Hungary</a></td><td>11th</td><td><a href="/facts/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/0wlSdICF">2.25 m</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2024</td><td><a href="/facts/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships/Mpdqwjgj">World Indoor Championships</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Glasgow,_United_Kingdom/hHUX44Ra">Glasgow, United Kingdom</a></td><td>11th</td><td><a href="/facts/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/zXcp8JQl">2.15 m</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics/jtfJCPk2">Olympic Games</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Paris,_France/DrNHpwnA">Paris, France</a></td><td>–</td><td><a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_high_jump/m4pQBkM9">NM</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Protsenko is married, has a daughter and resides with his family in <a href="/facts/Kherson/ddq8wPfa">Kherson</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrii Protsenko. <ul><li><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14230447">Andrii Protsenko</a> at <a href="/facts/World_Athletics/A6QS4NWJ">World Athletics</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.diamondleague.com/athletes/14230447.html">Andrii Protsenko</a> at <a href="/facts/Diamond_League/uIWap0d0">Diamond League</a> </li> <li><a href="https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/andrii-protsenko_1571590">Andrii Protsenko</a> at the <a href="/facts/Paris_2024_Summer_Olympics/lo0czN5R">Paris 2024 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="https://olympics.com/en/athletes/andriy-protsenko">Andriy Protsenko</a> at <a href="/facts/International_Olympic_Committee/yX4MhHXk">Olympics.com</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/122550">Andriy Protsenko</a> at <a href="/facts/Olympedia/dE2x9aLq">Olympedia</a> </li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Andriy Protsenko at World Athletics <a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14230447" target="_blank">https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14230447</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"2009 European U23 Championships - European Athletics Result Service". www.european-athletics-statistics.org. 2014-05-31. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140531151920/http://www.european-athletics-statistics.org/db/eurathresults.php?CID=12788650" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140531151920/http://www.european-athletics-statistics.org/db/eurathresults.php?CID=12788650</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Andriy Protsenko at World Athletics <a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14230447" target="_blank">https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14230447</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Andriy Protsenko at World Athletics <a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14230447" target="_blank">https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14230447</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>The first medal for Ukraine, Protsenko's and Bekh-Romanchuk's emotions — the fourth day of the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Suspilne, 19 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0YQrzgYS8&ab_channel=%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0YQrzgYS8&ab_channel=%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Andriy Protsenko. Sportsmen of wartime, Protsenko's interview for Slava Varda (Priamyi FM), YouTube, 25 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Andriy Protsenko. Sportsmen of wartime, Protsenko's interview for Slava Varda (Priamyi FM), YouTube, 25 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Tamberi jumps 2.31 in high jump final at world indoor championship, YouTube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a2oZOaQsTCQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a2oZOaQsTCQ</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Andriy Protsenko. Sportsmen of wartime, Protsenko's interview for Slava Varda (Priamyi FM), YouTube, 25 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Andriy Protsenko. Sportsmen of wartime, Protsenko's interview for Slava Varda (Priamyi FM), YouTube, 25 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>