Andrii Oleksiyovych Protsenko (; born 20 May 1988) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2022 World bronze medallist, 2014 World Indoor bronze medallist and European silver medallist.
Career He won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships. He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. He also competed at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Championships also without reaching the final.
His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in July 2014 in Lausanne. He became only 12th person in the history of men's high jump to jump over 2.40.
He 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.
Protsenko won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States.The first medal for Ukraine, Protsenko's and Bekh-Romanchuk's emotions — the fourth day of the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Suspilne, 19 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). He said in his interview that he spent nearly 40 days in occupied Kherson Oblast before he was able to safely leave it.Andriy Protsenko. Sportsmen of wartime, Protsenko's interview for Slava Varda (Priamyi FM), YouTube, 25 July 2022 (in Ukrainian). He spent those days in a village where he made improvised facilities to continue his trainings. After he left Ukraine to get prepared for the Worlds, he first trained in Portugal and then in Spain. He also mentioned in his interview that Gianmarco Tamberi, who also showed his support of Ukraine at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships,Tamberi jumps 2.31 in high jump final at world indoor championship, YouTube. supported and helped him a lot.
Competition record Representing 2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands2nd2.21 m2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania3rd2.24 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany25th (q)2.20 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain17th (q)2.19 m2011UniversiadeShenzhen, China11th2.18 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea27th (q)2.21 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey15th (q)2.22 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland13th (q)2.23 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom9th2.25 m2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia2nd2.31 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia23rd (q)2.22 m2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland2nd2.36 mEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland 2nd2.33 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic6th2.28 mWorld Championships Beijing, China17th (q)2.29 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States7th2.29 mEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands9th2.24 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil4th2.33 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom13th (q)2.29 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany5th2.24 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland 2nd2.26 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar14th (q)2.26 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan14th (q)2.25 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States3rd2.33 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany3rd2.27 m2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2nd2.29 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary11th2.25 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom11th2.15 mOlympic GamesParis, France –NM
Personal life Protsenko is married, has a daughter and resides with his family in Kherson.
References
External links
Andrii Protsenko at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)