Mikhail Akimenko
{{Short description|Russian high jumper (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Mikhail Akimenko
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| full_name = Mikhail Sergeyevich Akimenko
| national_team = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia
| nationality =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|6}}
| birth_place = Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia
| country = {{RUS}}
File:ANA flag (2017).svg ANA (2019, then 2021)
{{flagicon|RUS|roc-olympics}} ROC (2021)
| sport = Athletics
| event = High jump
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2019 Doha|High jump}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Junior Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Eugene|High jump}}
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Akimenko ({{langx|ru|Михаи́л Сергее́вич Акиме́нко}}; born 6 December 1995) is a Russian high jumper.
He won the title, with a personal best of 2.24 m, at the 2014 World Junior Championships.
He jumped 2.33 m in Cheboksary in July 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.journalmetro.com/uncategorized/2374543/deux-championnes-olympiques-russes-ne-pourront-pas-etre-aux-mondiaux/ |title=Deux championnes olympiques russes ne pourront pas être aux mondiaux |website=www.journalmetro.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915112306/https://journalmetro.com/uncategorized/2374543/deux-championnes-olympiques-russes-ne-pourront-pas-etre-aux-mondiaux/ |archive-date=2019-09-15}} On 10 September 2019 he was registered to compete as part of the Authorised Neutral Athletes team at the 2019 World Championships in Doha where he would win the silver medal, with a jump of 2.35 m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport365.fr/athletisme-russie-dopage-onze-nouveaux-athletes-autorises-a-concourir-9336883.html|title = Athlétisme - Russie - Dopage : Onze nouveaux athlètes autorisés à concourir|date = 10 September 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
{{Footer World Junior Champions men's high jump}}
{{Russian Athletics Championships men's high jump champions}}
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Category:Russian male high jumpers
Category:People from Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Category:Sportspeople from Kabardino-Balkaria
Category:Authorised Neutral Athletes at the World Athletics Championships
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
Category:World Athletics U20 Championships winners
Category:Russian Athletics Championships winners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Russia
Category:Diamond League winners
Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen
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