Maksim Yuryevich Nedasekau (Belarusian: Максім Юр’евіч Недасекаў; born 21 January 1998) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the high jump[1] and praporshchik of the Sports Committee of the Armed Forces of Belarus.[2] He was the bronze medallist at the 2020 Olympic Games.[3] He also won the gold medals at the 2021 European Indoor Championships, 2019 European U23 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.
 Nedasekau (right) on a 2021 stamp of Belarus | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1998 Vitebsk, Belarus |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Dynamo |
| Coached by | Tatiana Nareiko, Vladimir Pologov |
Medal record | |
In 2019, he won the silver medal in the team event at the 2019 European Games.[4]
His personal bests are 2.37 metres outdoors (2020 Olympic Games)[5] and 2.37 metres indoors (Toruń 2021).
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Belarus
| ||||
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | 2.18 m |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | 2.33 m |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6th | 2.20 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 2.33 m | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | 2.21 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | 2.29 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 2.33 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 1st | 2.37 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 2.37 m | |
Politics edit
Nedasekau supports Alexander Lukashenko.[6] In 2020, he condemned the protests[7] and signed an open letter of the pro-government sportsmen.[8] Nedasekau actively participates in children training in military-patriotic camps.[2]
In April 2023, Nedasekau was blacklisted by Ukraine.[9]
In July 2023, Nedasekau said in an interview that "Ukraine is conducting hostilities, people are dying, and their athletes are competing and rejoicing. What do I mean? They like to accuse us of competing, smiling, but there are fightings over there. Although, I would like to note, Belarus does not participate in the SMO.[10] We are Union State with Russia, and therefore we provide support. But this is natural and normal, as it should be. But is it normal that the athletes of a country that is at war calmly participate in commercial competitions, earn money and have fun when their compatriots are fighting at the front?"[2]
References edit
- ^ Maksim Nedasekau at World Athletics
- ^ a b c Канащиц, Сергей (15 July 2023). "Максим Недосеков откровенно о смерти тренера, СВО, позиции украинских спортсменов и личной жизни". www.sb.by. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Ganguly, Sudipto (1 August 2021). "Athletics-'Can we have two golds?' – Barshim, Tamberi share high jump win" (in Russian). Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Team results" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Ganguly, Sudipto (1 August 2021). "Athletics-'Can we have two golds?' – Barshim, Tamberi share high jump win". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Максим Недосеков: Я очень горд, что он — наш президент. Это его место. Я уверен по тому, как он относится к спортсменам, к людям. Он знает, что делать" (in Russian). Прессбол. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Летние виды. Максим Недосеков: я представляю не народ, а флаг и гимн. И тех людей, которые меня готовят. Остальные меня не волнуют" (in Russian). Прессбол. 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Подписи" (in Russian). Открытое обращение спортивной общественности Беларуси. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Nedosekov Maksim". National Agency for Prevention of Corruption.
- ^ Special military operation, the term used by Russian propaganda to denote Russian invasion of Ukraine originating from Putin's speech "On conducting a special military operation"
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