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Yuriy Krymarenko
	Krymarenko in 2005
Personal information
Native name	Юрій Олександрович Кримаренко
Full name	Yuriy Oleksandrovych Krymarenko
Born	11 August 1983 (age 41); Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Representing Ukraine
Men's athletics
World Championships
Military World Games
European Team Championships
European U23 Championships

Yuriy Oleksandrovych Krymarenko (Ukrainian: 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.^[1] 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Ukraine
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	3rd	2.27 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	2.32 m
	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	6th	2.20 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	21st (q)	2.26 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	33rd (q)	2.15 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	18th (q)	2.24 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th (q)	2.26 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th (q)	2.23 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	19th (q)	2.22 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	2.26 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	14th (q)	2.24 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (q)	2.22 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	18th (q)	2.23 m