Andrii Oleksiyovych Protsenko (; born 20 May 1988) is a Ukrainian

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er. He is the 2022 World bronze medallist, 2014 World Indoor bronze medallist and European silver medallist.

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. He also competed at the

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and 2015 World Championships also without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in July 2014 in

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. He became only 12th person in the history of men's high jump to jump over 2.40. He won the

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final in Zurich, with his season best of 2.32 m, which gave him a

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entry for the

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in Doha. Protsenko won a bronze medal at the

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in Eugene, United States. He said in his interview that he spent nearly 40 days in occupied

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before he was able to safely leave it.Andriy Protsenko. Sportsmen of wartime
Protsenko's interview for Slava Varda (Priamyi FM),

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, 25 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). 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. He also mentioned in his interview that

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, who also showed his support of Ukraine at the

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,Tamberi jumps 2.31 in high jump final at world indoor championship

. supported and helped him a lot.

Competition record

Personal life

Protsenko is married, has a daughter and resides with his family in

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References

External links

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at the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Protsenko, Andriy 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Kherson Ukrainian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ukraine World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Ukraine Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in athletics European Games gold medalists for Ukraine Diamond League winners Ukrainian Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics