Danil Sergeyevich Lysenko (Russian: Данил Сергеевич Лысенко; born 19 May 1997) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships.[2] He is currently banned from the sport for doping violations and fraud.[3]

Danil Lysenko
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 26)[1]
Birsk, Russia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Russia
Authorised Neutral Athletes Authorised Neutral Athletes (2017–2018)
SportTrack and field
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.38 m (2017)
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London High jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham High jump
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing High jump

Career edit

Lysenko won his first international medal at the second Summer Youth Olympics, winning a gold medal in the boys' high jump with a clearance of 2.20 m, ahead of Yuji Hiramatsu.[4][5]

In August 2018, Lysenko was stripped of his Authorized Neutral Athlete status and provisionally suspended, due to his failure to provide whereabouts information as required under IAAF Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations.[6] Lysenko missed three drugs tests between September 2017 and June 2018 which constitutes an anti-doping violation. However, he provided documents stating that he had missed his second test due to being in hospital with acute appendicitis. Further investigations found that the hospital Lysenko was supposedly treated at did not actually exist and he had obtained forged documents through the help of officials at the Russian Athletics Federation. Former President Dmitry Shlyakhtin, board member Artur Karamyan and executive director Alexander Parkin were banned from Athletics for four years by the IAAF, as were senior administrator Elena Orlova and anti-doping coordinator Elena Ikonnikova.[7] Lysenko's coach, Evgeniy Zagorulko, was also banned for four years and in July 2021, Lysenko himself received a six-year disqualification from CAS.[8] He kept competing in Russia despite the ban.[9]

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Russia
2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands 1st High jump 2.08
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 6th High jump 2.22
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 1st High jump 2.20
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 5th High jump 2.17
Competing as an   Authorised Neutral Athlete
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd High jump 2.32
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st High jump 2.36
IAAF Diamond League Monaco, Monaco 1st High jump 2.40

Personal bests edit

Event Mark Place Date
High jump (outdoor) 2.38 m (7 ft 9+12 in) Eberstadt 27 August 2017
High jump (indoor) Moscow 29 January 2023

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "DANYIL LYSENKO". european-athletics.org. European Athletics Association. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Athletics: Barshim sails to dominant world high jump gold". Reuters. 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Top Russian officials banned after "major fraud"". Athletics Weekly. 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Nanjing 2014 - Athletics Official Results Book" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Authorised Neutral Athlete status of Danil Lysenko revoked". IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Former RusAF President among officials sanctioned for rule violations". www.insidethegames.biz. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  8. ^ "Lysenko receives six-year ban from CAS in whereabouts and tampering case".
  9. ^ Самый талантливый российский атлет вернулся на соревнования после дисквалификации

External links edit

Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's High Jump Best Year Performance
alongside   Mutaz Essa Barshim

2018
Succeeded by