Yuriy Krymarenko

Who is Yuriy Krymarenko?

Yuriy Krymarenko is a Ukrainian high jumper. His personal best performance is 2.33 m.

Krymarenko won a gold medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, clearing the height of 2.32 m which was the lowest winning result for men's high jump in a long time. The favorites of the contest, most notably Swede Stefan Holm, failed to jump over more than 2.29 m. Krymarenko had started the 2005 season with a silver medal in the European Under 23 Championships in Erfurt, Germany, where he was beaten by Czech Jaroslav Bába.

He finished 33rd in the 2008 Summer Olympics with a jump of 2.15 m.