Bohdan Bondarenko

Bohdan Viktorovych Bondarenko (Ukrainian: Богдан Вікторович Бондаренко; born 30 August 1989) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2013 World champion, 2014 European champion, and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Viktorovych and the family name is Bondarenko.
Bohdan Bondarenko
Bondarenko on the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Native nameБогдан Вікторович Бондаренко
Full nameBohdan Viktorovych Bondarenko
Born (1989-08-30) 30 August 1989
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • High jump outdoor: 2.42 m (2014)
  • High jump indoor: 2.27 m (2009)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 1 0
European Championships 1 0 0
Universiade 1 0 0
European Team Championships 1 0 0
World Junior Championships 1 0 1
European U23 Championships 1 0 0
European Youth Olympic Festival 0 1 0
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroHigh jump
World Championships
2013 MoscowHigh jump
2015 BeijingHigh jump
European Championships
2014 ZürichHigh jump
Continental Cup
2014 MarrakechHigh jump
European U23 Championships
2011 OstravaHigh jump
Summer Universiade
2011 ShenzhenHigh jump
World Junior Championships
2008 BydgoszczHigh jump
2006 BeijingHigh jump
European Youth Olympic Festival
2005 Lignano SabbiadoroHigh jump

Bondarenko uses the Fosbury Flop technique, jumping off his right leg. He is one of the tallest high jumpers competing on the elite Diamond League circuit, standing 1.98 meters (6' 6"). On 14 June 2014, he achieved his personal best jump of 2.42 metres at the 2014 IAAF Diamond League event in New York City. The jump is a European record and places him joint third on the men's all-time list, behind Javier Sotomayor and Mutaz Essa Barshim and tied with Patrik Sjöberg. His indoor best is 2.27 metres.

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