Sergey Petrovich Klyugin (Russian: Сергей Петрович Клюгин; born 24 March 1974 in Kineshma) is a Russian high jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2.35m, one centimetre behind his personal best jump from 1998. A bronze medal at 1998's European championships was his only other international medal.
Honors and awards
Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2000) Honored Coach of Russia (2010) Order of Honour (2001) Order of Friendship (2013) Coach of the Year (2013)
Major achievements Representing the 1991European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 2nd2.27 mRepresenting the 1992World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea5th2.20 mRepresenting 1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France14th (q)2.24 mWorld Championships Athens, Greece11th2.29 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy5th2.23 m1998Goodwill GamesUniondale, United States7th2.20 mEuropean Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd2.32 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain24th (q)2.20 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia 1st2.35 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada4th2.30 mGoodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia7th2.20 m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th (q)2.24 m
Family Married to Viktoriya Klugina, they have three children together, a daughter and two sons. Has two sons from a previous marriage.
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