Sergey Klyugin

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Sergey Petrovich Klyugin (Russian: Сергей Петрович Клюгин; born 24 March 1974 in Kineshma) is a Russian high jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2.35m, one centimetre behind his personal best jump from 1998. A bronze medal at 1998's European championships was his only other international medal.

Sergey Klyugin
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney High jump

Major achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the   Soviet Union
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 2nd 2.27 m
Representing the   Unified Team
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 5th 2.20 m
Representing   Russia
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 14th (q) 2.24 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 11th 2.29 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 5th 2.23 m
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 7th 2.20 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 2.32 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 24th (q) 2.20 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 1st 2.35 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 4th 2.30 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 7th 2.20 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th (q) 2.24 m

References edit