Yuriy Krymarenko


Yuriy Oleksandrovych Krymarenko is a Ukrainian high jumper. His personal best performance is 2.33 m.

Career

Krymarenko won a gold medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, clearing the height of 2.32 m which was the lowest winning result for men's high jump since 1983. The favorites of the contest, most notably Swede Stefan Holm, failed to jump over more than 2.29 m. Krymarenko had started the 2005 season with a silver medal in the European Under 23 Championships in Erfurt, Germany, where he was beaten by the Czech Republic's Jaroslav Bába.
He finished 33rd in the 2008 Summer Olympics with a jump of 2.15 m.

Competition record