Yuri Krymarenko
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Jurij Krymarenko ( Ukrainian Юрій Кримаренко ; English transcription Yuriy Krymarenko ; born August 11, 1983 in Berdychiv , Ukrainian SSR ) is a Ukrainian high jumper who became world champion at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005 .
He was the only one to jump 2.32 m. The favorite Stefan Holm (winner of the Olympic Games 2004 ) failed as did the Canadian Mark Boswell at this height and remained without a medal. Krymarenko had already started at the U23 European Championships in Erfurt in 2005 and was defeated by the Czech Jaroslav Bába , who jumped only 2.29 m at the World Championships. Krymarenko's personal best is 2.33 m. At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, he failed in qualifying at the height of 2.29 m.
Jurij Krymarenko is 1.85 m tall and has a competition weight of 62 kg.
Web links
- Jurij Krymarenko in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Krymarenko, Jurij |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кримаренко, Юрій; Krymarenko, Yuriy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berdychiv , Ukrainian SSR |