Andrey Silnov

Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov ( _ru. Андрей Александрович Сильнов, born 9 September 1984) is a Russian high jumper and reigning Olympic champion. Born in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, he is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighs 83 kg (183 lbs).

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. [ [http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=2006/gender=M/discipline=HJ/legal=A/index.html IAAF top lists - men's high jump 2006] ]

He jumped a new personal best of 2.38, in the London Grand Prix 7/25/2008, 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.

Silnov is coached by Sergey Starykh and Yevgeniy Zagorulko.

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