Andrey Silnov
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Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov is a Russian high jump
er and the 2008 Olympic champion
. Born in Shakhty
, Rostov Oblast
, he is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighs 83 kg (183 lbs).
In a late 2006 interview, Andrey said he was the younger son of working-class parents and that he got into Athletics as a boy, inspired by the Triple Jumping exploits of an older brother. He quickly realized that his height was an advantage in the High Jump. After winning the Russian Under-23 Indoor title in Moscow in 2005 – with a jump of 2.24 – he was asked to join an elite-level group of Russian jumpers training under coach Yevgeniy Zagorulko.
Silnov burst onto the world scene in 2006, when he won the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships
with a jump of 2.36 metres, improving the old championship record which was set by Steinar Hoen
with 2.35 m in 1994. A week after the European Championships Silnov jumped 2.37 metres in Monaco
. This was the world leading jump in 2006 by a comfortable margin.
Indoors, he has made much of his progression at the Hochsprung mit Musik
, setting personal bests in 2006 and 2007 before setting his current best of 2.37 to win the competition.
He is coached by Sergey Starykh and Yevgeniy Zagorulko
25 July 2008, and was selected at the last minute to join the Russian team at the 2008 Olympics, where he won the gold medal with a jump of 2.36. His performance in Beijing was astonishing, as he was the only competitor to clear every height on his first attempt and was the only jumper to succeed at 2.36. He then by-passed the Olympic Record of 2.39 and had the bar raised to an astonishing 2.42, where he missed all three attempts.
in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday 4 June. This Diamond League invitational brought together an elite field of 8 of the world's best jumpers. Silnov opened at 2.16 (as did every jumper except Spank) and he cleared every height on his first jump, until missing once at 2.32. When none of the three remaining jumpers could clear 2.35, German Raul Spank
was the winner on the basis of his first-try clearance at 2.32, Silnov was second, and American Jesse Williams
was third (with a third try clearance at 2.32).
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 and the 2008 Olympic champion
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...
. Born in Shakhty
Shakhty
Shakhty is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of Donetsk mountain ridge, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Its population was 240,152 per the preliminary results of the 2010 Census; up from 222,592 recorded in the 2002 Census....
, Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
, he is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighs 83 kg (183 lbs).
In a late 2006 interview, Andrey said he was the younger son of working-class parents and that he got into Athletics as a boy, inspired by the Triple Jumping exploits of an older brother. He quickly realized that his height was an advantage in the High Jump. After winning the Russian Under-23 Indoor title in Moscow in 2005 – with a jump of 2.24 – he was asked to join an elite-level group of Russian jumpers training under coach Yevgeniy Zagorulko.
Silnov burst onto the world scene in 2006, when he won the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships
2006 European Championships in Athletics
The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...
with a jump of 2.36 metres, improving the old championship record which was set by Steinar Hoen
Steinar Hoen
Steinar Hoen is a retired Norwegian high jumper. He represented IK Tjalve during his senior career. He has been the meeting director for the Bislett Games since 2007...
with 2.35 m in 1994. A week after the European Championships Silnov jumped 2.37 metres in Monaco
Herculis
The Herculis is an annual track and field meet at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League.-World records:...
. This was the world leading jump in 2006 by a comfortable margin.
Indoors, he has made much of his progression at the Hochsprung mit Musik
Hochsprung mit Musik
The Hochsprung mit Musik is an annual indoor high jump meeting which takes place in February in Arnstadt, Germany. First held in 1977, the meeting began as a competition between mainly East German athletes...
, setting personal bests in 2006 and 2007 before setting his current best of 2.37 to win the competition.
He is coached by Sergey Starykh and Yevgeniy Zagorulko
Yevgeniy Zagorulko
Yevgeniy Petrovich Zagorulko is a Russian high jump coach.He belongs to the IAAF Accredited Centre ATC Sochi, where Rodion Gataullin is sports director. He has coached Andrey Silnov, Ivan Ukhov, Tamara Bykova, Yelena Yelesina, Sergey Klyugin, Vyacheslav Voronin, Anna Chicherova, Yelena Slesarenko,...
Olympic Champion in 2008
He jumped a new personal best of 2.38, in the London Grand PrixLondon Grand Prix
The Aviva London Grand Prix is an annual athletics event at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League...
25 July 2008, and was selected at the last minute to join the Russian team at the 2008 Olympics, where he won the gold medal with a jump of 2.36. His performance in Beijing was astonishing, as he was the only competitor to clear every height on his first attempt and was the only jumper to succeed at 2.36. He then by-passed the Olympic Record of 2.39 and had the bar raised to an astonishing 2.42, where he missed all three attempts.
2009 and 2010 Seasons
Silnov's 2009 season was blighted by injury and he was ruled out of competition with an Achilles injury for nearly 12 months. He returned to competition in early 2010.2011 Outdoor Season
Silnov's first major outdoor competition of 2011 was at the Prefontaine ClassicPrefontaine Classic
The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.-History:...
in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday 4 June. This Diamond League invitational brought together an elite field of 8 of the world's best jumpers. Silnov opened at 2.16 (as did every jumper except Spank) and he cleared every height on his first jump, until missing once at 2.32. When none of the three remaining jumpers could clear 2.35, German Raul Spank
Raúl Spank
Raúl Roland Spank is a German athlete from Dresden who specialises in the high jump.He competed on the world stage for the first time at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh. He finished in seventh in the final, jumping a personal best of 2.11 metres...
was the winner on the basis of his first-try clearance at 2.32, Silnov was second, and American Jesse Williams
Jesse Williams (athlete)
Jesse Daniel Williams is an American high jumper and the current World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010...
was third (with a third try clearance at 2.32).
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | European Championships 2006 European Championships in Athletics The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"... |
Göteborg, Sweden | 1st | 2.36 m 2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump The men's high jump at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 7 and August 9.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Qualification:... CR, PB |
| World Athletics Final 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final The 4th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on September 9 and September 10, 2006.-Results:-External links:*... |
Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany |
2nd | 2.33 m | |
| World Cup 2006 IAAF World Cup The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.... |
Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece |
2nd | 2.24 m | |
| 2007 | World Championships 2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's high jump The Men's High Jump event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 27, 2007 and August 29, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Records:-Final:-Group A:-Group B:... |
Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... , Japan |
11th | 2.21 m |
| 2008 | Aviva London Grand Prix | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England |
1st | 2.38 m PB |
| Olympic Games Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19.... |
Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China |
1st | 2.36 m | |
| World Athletics Final 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final The 6th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on September 13 and September 14, 2008.A number of road races also took place on the second day of competition. There were seven different starting points around the Stuttgart area and the distances varied... |
Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany |
1st | 2.35 m CR |