1. Andrii Oleksiyovych Protsenko is a Ukrainian high jumper.
12 Facts About Andriy Protsenko
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Andriy Protsenko is the 2022 World bronze medallist, 2014 World Indoor bronze medallist and European silver medallist.
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Andriy Protsenko won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships.
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Andriy Protsenko competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.
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Andriy Protsenko competed at the 2011,2013 and 2015 World Championships without reaching the final.
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Andriy Protsenko became only 12th person in the history of men's high jump to jump over 2.40.
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Andriy Protsenko won the 2019 Diamond League final in Zurich, with his season best of 2.32 m, which gave him a wild card entry for the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
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Andriy Protsenko won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States.
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Andriy Protsenko said in his interview that he spent nearly 40 days in occupied Kherson Oblast before he was able to safely leave it.
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Andriy Protsenko spent those days in a village where he made improvised facilities to continue his trainings.
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Andriy Protsenko mentioned in his interview that Gianmarco Tamberi, who showed his support of Ukraine at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, supported and helped him a lot.
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Andriy Protsenko is married, has a daughter and resides with his family in Kherson.