{{short description|Ukrainian high jumper}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image= 2022-08-18 European Championships 2022 – Men's High Jump by Sandro Halank–036.jpg | image_size= | caption= Protsenko in 2022 | native_name= Андрій Олексійович Проценко | native_name_lang= uk | fullname= Andriy Oleksiyovych Protsenko | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1988|5|20|df=yes}} | birth_place= Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | height=1.94 m | weight=80 kg | coach = | highestranking = | pb= | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{UKR}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Eugene|High jump}} {{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Sopot|High jump}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Zürich|High jump}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Munich|High jump}} {{MedalCompetition|European Indoor Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Glasgow|High jump}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Istanbul|High jump}} {{Medal|Competition|European Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2019 Minsk|Team event}} {{MedalCompetition|Universiade}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Kazan|High jump}} {{MedalCompetition | European Athletics Team Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2014 Braunschweig | High jump}} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Bergen | High jump}} {{Medal|Competition|European U23 Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze |2009 Kaunas|High jump}} {{Medal|Competition|European Junior Championships}} {{Medal|Silver |2007 Hengelo|High jump}} }}
'''Andrii Oleksiyovych Protsenko''' ({{langx|uk|Андрій Олексійович Проценко}}; born 20 May 1988) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2022 World bronze medallist, 2014 World Indoor bronze medallist and European silver medallist.
==Career== He won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships,<ref name=bio>{{World Athletics}}</ref> and the bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics-statistics.org/db/eurathresults.php?CID=12788650|title=2009 European U23 Championships - European Athletics Result Service|last=|first=|date=2014-05-31|website=www.european-athletics-statistics.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531151920/http://www.european-athletics-statistics.org/db/eurathresults.php?CID=12788650|archive-date=31 May 2014|access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref> He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.<ref name=bio /> He also competed at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Championships also without reaching the final.<ref name="bio" />
His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in July 2014 in Lausanne. He became only 12th person in the history of men's high jump to jump over 2.40.
He won the 2019 Diamond League final in Zurich, with his season best of 2.32 m, which gave him a wild card entry for the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Protsenko won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0YQrzgYS8&ab_channel=%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82 The first medal for Ukraine, Protsenko's and Bekh-Romanchuk's emotions — the fourth day of the 2022 World Athletics Championships], Suspilne, 19 July 2022 (in Ukrainian).</ref> He said in his interview that he spent nearly 40 days in occupied Kherson Oblast before he was able to safely leave it.<ref name=interview>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yq2mr3f_u0&t=2952s&ab_channel=%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%AF%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%99FM Andriy Protsenko. Sportsmen of wartime], Protsenko's interview for Slava Varda (Priamyi FM), YouTube, 25 July 2022 (in Ukrainian).</ref> He spent those days in a village where he made improvised facilities to continue his trainings. After he left Ukraine to get prepared for the Worlds, he first trained in Portugal and then in Spain.<ref name="interview"/> He also mentioned in his interview that Gianmarco Tamberi, who also showed his support of Ukraine at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a2oZOaQsTCQ Tamberi jumps 2.31 in high jump final at world indoor championship], YouTube.</ref> supported and helped him a lot.<ref name="interview"/>
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{UKR}} |- |2007 |European Junior Championships |Hengelo, Netherlands |bgcolor=silver|2nd |2.21 m |- |rowspan=2|2009 |European U23 Championships |Kaunas, Lithuania |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |2.24 m |- |World Championships |Berlin, Germany |25th (q) |2.20 m |- |2010 |European Championships |Barcelona, Spain |17th (q) |2.19 m |- |rowspan=2|2011 |Universiade |Shenzhen, China |11th |2.18 m |- |World Championships |Daegu, South Korea |27th (q) |2.21 m |- |rowspan=3|2012 |World Indoor Championships |Istanbul, Turkey |15th (q) |2.22 m |- |European Championships |Helsinki, Finland |13th (q) |2.23 m |- |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |9th |2.25 m |- |rowspan=2|2013 |Universiade |Kazan, Russia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |2.31 m |- |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |23rd (q) |2.22 m |- |rowspan=2|2014 |World Indoor Championships |Sopot, Poland |bgcolor=silver|2nd |2.36 m |- |European Championships |Zürich, Switzerland |bgcolor=silver | 2nd |2.33 m |- |rowspan=2|2015 |European Indoor Championships |Prague, Czech Republic |6th |2.28 m |- |World Championships |Beijing, China |17th (q) |2.29 m |- |rowspan=3|2016 |World Indoor Championships |Portland, United States |7th |2.29 m |- |European Championships |Amsterdam, Netherlands |9th |2.24 m |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |4th |2.33 m |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |13th (q) |2.29 m |- |2018 |European Championships |Berlin, Germany |5th |2.24 m |- |rowspan=2|2019 |European Indoor Championships |Glasgow, Scotland |bgcolor=silver | 2nd |2.26 m |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |14th (q) |2.26 m |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |14th (q) |2.25 m |- |rowspan=2|2022 |World Championships |Eugene, United States |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |2.33 m |- |European Championships |Munich, Germany |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |2.27 m |- |rowspan=2|2023 |European Indoor Championships |Istanbul, Turkey |bgcolor=silver|2nd |2.29 m |- |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |11th |2.25 m |- |rowspan=2|2024 |World Indoor Championships |Glasgow, United Kingdom |11th |2.15 m |- |Olympic Games |Paris, France | – |NM |}
==Personal life== Protsenko is married, has a daughter and resides with his family in Kherson.<ref name="interview"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{World Athletics|name=Andrii Protsenko}} * {{Diamond League|name=Andrii Protsenko}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240730144233/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/andrii-protsenko_1571590 Andrii Protsenko] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/andrii-protsenko_1571590 alternate link]) * {{Olympics.com|name=Andriy Protsenko}} * {{Olympedia|name=Andriy Protsenko}}
{{2020 Ukraine Summer Olympic team}} {{2024 Ukraine Summer Olympic team}} {{Footer IAAF Diamond League High Jump Champions Men}}
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