Mikhail Akimenko

Mikhail Akimenko
Personal information
Full nameMikhail Sergeyevich Akimenko
National team Russia
Born (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995
Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia
Sport
Country Russia
ANA (2019, then 2021)
ROC (2021)
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Medal record
World Championships
2019 Doha High jump
World Junior Championships
2014 Eugene High jump

Mikhail Sergeyevich Akimenko (Russian: Михаи́л Сергее́вич Акиме́нко; born 6 December 1995) is a Russian high jumper.

He won the title, with a personal best of 2.24 m, at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He jumped 2.33 m in Cheboksary in July 2019.[1] On 10 September 2019 he was registered to compete as part of the Authorised Neutral Athletes team at the 2019 World Championships in Doha where he would win the silver medal, with a jump of 2.35 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Deux championnes olympiques russes ne pourront pas être aux mondiaux". www.journalmetro.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Athlétisme - Russie - Dopage : Onze nouveaux athlètes autorisés à concourir". 10 September 2019.