Aleksey Dmitrik (born 12 April 1984) is a Russia

Russia

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n high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

er. He won the silver medal

Silver medal

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 at the 2009 European Indoor Championships

2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

The 30th European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena which has a seating capacity of 6,600 people....

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He was born in Slantsy

Slantsy

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, Leningrad Oblast

Leningrad Oblast

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. He won the gold medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships

2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the second edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Debrecen, Hungary from July 12 to July 15, 2001. -Boys:-Girls:-Medals table:...

, finished fourteenth at the 2002 World Junior Championships

2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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 and was the runner-up to Jaroslav Bába

Jaroslav Bába

Jaroslav Bába is a Czech high jumper.At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache...

 at the 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships

2003 European Athletics Junior Championships

The 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Tampere, Finland from 23–27 July 2003. A total of 44 events were contested; 22 by men and 22 by women. Germany had the biggest medal haul with nine golds and a total of 27, closely followed by Russia . Great Britain was third with 17...

. His first major win as a senior athlete came at the 2005 European Cup. He also competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships

2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

The 29th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March 2007...

, but without reaching the final. He achieved a personal best jump of 2.33 m in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

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 in June 2009. He has 2.34 metres on the indoor track, achieved in January 2005 in Glasgow

Glasgow

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As one of three Russians in the men's high jump

2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump

The men's high jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 and 29 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...

 at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, he came seventh with a clearance of 2.26 m while Aleksander Shustov and Ivan Ukhov

Ivan Ukhov

Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...

 took the top two spots. In the 2011 season, he set a meet record of 2.30 m at the Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar

Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar

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, going on to jump an outright personal best of 2.35 m at the Gran Premio Iberoamericano in Huelva, Spain (which was also a world leading performance).