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Moldova

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Israel

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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....

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Biography

He is Jewish. At the age of 8, he and his family moved from Moldova to Israel, and in 2005 Palli became an Israeli citizen. The same year he improved his personal best from 2.09 to 2.25 meters, and became Israeli champion in high jump.

At the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

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 he finished sixth, after achieving 2.27 meters. At the 2006 World Junior Championships

2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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 in Beijing

Beijing

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 he finished 2nd, jumping 2.29 meters. His current personal best is 2.30 meters, achieved on July 12, 2006, in the 2006 Israel athletics championships in Tel Aviv. This is the Israeli junior record and second-best performance for an Israeli high jumper. The record is held by Konstantin Matusevich

Konstantin Matusevich

Konstantin Matusevich is a retired Israeli high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved in February 2000 in Perth. This is the current Israeli record.-Achievements:-External links:...

 with 2.36 meters.

At the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships he finished eighth and last in the final, only clearing 2.15 metres.

He cleared a season best 2.27 meters twice in July and qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

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He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This was Israel's 14th participation in the Summer Olympics.43 Israeli athletes competed in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, the previous record having been 40 at Sydney 2000...

 in 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.

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