Marko Aleksejev (born 14 February 1979) is a retired Estonian high jumper. He was selected to compete for the Estonian squad in the men's high jump at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, and also trained throughout his athletic career for Audentese Sport Club ( et, Audentese Spordi Klubi) in Tallinn, under his personal coach Allan Eleranna. In 2005, Aleksejev recorded his personal best jump at 2.28 m from the International High Jump Meet in Bühl, Germany. Aleksejev qualified for the Estonian squad in the men's high jump at the

in Athens. Three months before the Games, he cleared 2.27 m on his legal attempt to attain the exact Olympic B-height and assure a place on the Estonian track and field team from the European High Jump Meet in Herzogenbuchsee,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. Aleksejev elected to strenuously pass a single attempt at 2.10 and 2.15, until he could not overhaul the 2.20-metre barrier with all three misses, leaving him in a thirty-first place tie with Spain's

Javier Bermejo Javier Bermejo Merino (born 23 December 1978 in Puertollano) is a Spanish athlete specializing in the high jump. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and a ...

at the end of the qualifying round.

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1979 births Living people Estonian male high jumpers Olympic athletes of Estonia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tartu {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub