Nikita ("Niki") Palli (; born 28 May 1987 in

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) is an Israeli athlete competing in the

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Biography

At the age of 8, Niki Palli moved with his family from Moldova to Israel. In 2005 Palli became an Israeli citizen.

Sports career

In 2005, Palli improved his personal best from 2.09 to 2.25 meters and became Israeli champion in high jump. At the

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he finished sixth, after achieving 2.27 meters. At the 2006 World Junior Championships in

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he finished 2nd, jumping 2.29 meters. His current personal best is 2.30 meters, achieved on July 12, 2006, in the 2006 Israel athletics championships in Tel Aviv. This is the Israeli junior record and second-best performance for an Israeli high jumper. The record is held by

Konstantin Matusevich Konstantin Matusevich (, ; born 25 January 1971 in Kiev, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) is a retired Ukrainian-born Israeli high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved in February 2000, in Perth. This is the current Isra ...

with 2.36 meters. At the

2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March 2007. Birmingham also held the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 9th IAAF Wor ...

he finished eighth and last in the final, only clearing 2.15 metres. He cleared a season best 2.27 meters twice in July and qualified for

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

. He competed on behalf of

Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This was Israel's fourteenth participation in the Summer Olympics. Israel sent 43 athletes to compete in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, with the previous ...

, China. He tied for the silver medal in the

at the

2017 Maccabiah Games The 2017 Maccabiah Games (), also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games (), were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games. They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017, in Israel. The Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from around the world ...

, jumping 2.05 meters.

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* 1987 births Living people Moldovan emigrants to Israel Israeli male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Israel Israeli people of Moldovan descent Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-athletics-bio-stub

Biography

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