Yuriy Krymarenko

{{short description|Ukrainian high jumper}}

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| name= Yuriy Krymarenko

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| caption= Krymarenko in 2005

| native_name= Юрій Олександрович Кримаренко

| native_name_lang= uk

| fullname= Yuriy Oleksandrovych Krymarenko

| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1983|8|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place= Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

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{{MedalCountry|Ukraine}}

{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Helsinki|High jump}}

{{Medal|Competition|Military World Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2003 Catania| High jump}}

{{Medal|Silver|2011 Rio de Janeiro| High jump}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Team Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2009 Leiria | High jump}}

{{MedalCompetition|European U23 Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2005 Erfurt|High jump}}

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Yuriy Oleksandrovych Krymarenko ({{langx|uk|Юрій Олександрович Кримаренко}}; born August 11, 1983) 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfield&id=2134074|title=Ukraine's Krymarenko wins high jump gold|last=Grassman|first=Oliver|date=2005-08-14|work=ESPN|access-date=2009-08-21}} 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

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