Bohdan Bondarenko

Bohdan Bondarenko

Bondarenko on the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Native name	Богдан Вікторович Бондаренко[1]
Full name	Bohdan Viktorovych Bondarenko[1]
Born	(1989-08-30) 30 August 1989 (age 34)[1] Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event	High 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 European Games 1 0 1 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 Janeiro High jump World Championships 2013 Moscow High jump 2015 Beijing High jump European Championships 2014 Zürich High jump European Games 2019 Minsk Team event 2019 Minsk High jump Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech High jump European U23 Championships 2011 Ostrava High jump Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen High jump World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz High jump 2006 Beijing High jump European Youth Olympic Festival 2005 Lignano Sabbiadoro High jump

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.

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.