Roman Petruk (; born 9 November 2003) is a Ukrainian

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er. He received a bronze medal at the

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and a silver at the 2023

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. As of July 2024, Petruck is currently serving a 16-month competition ban due to an anti-doping violation.

Career

Petruk won the bronze medal at the

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, reaching 2.10 meters. He also competed at the

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and the

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, among other competitions, without reaching the medals. He was runner-up at Ukrainian National Championships in September 2022 in

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. In February 2023, Petruk achieved his personal best jump of 2.26 meters. In August, he won silver medal at the

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, where he reached 2.19 meters, sharing the runner-up spot with compatriot

Oleh Doroshchuk Oleh Yevheniyovych Doroshchuk (; born 4 July 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. Career He won bronze in the ...

on count-back. Later that month, he competed at the delayed

held in

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in August 2023, where he won a bronze medal, reaching 2.20 meters.

Doping violation

In May 2024, Petruk was issued with a 16-month competition ban after testing positive for torasemide in contravention of anti-doping rules. All of his results from 18 December 2023 were disqualified and his ban will run from Dec 2023 to June 2025.

References

Living people 2003 births Ukrainian male high jumpers 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Competitors at the 2025 Summer World University Games {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub